2017 Ohio State Buckeyes Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 501 | 1471 | 2.94 | 13 | 55 | 77 | 39 | 20 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 255 | 743 | 2.91 | 6 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 246 | 728 | 2.96 | 7 | 55 | 39 | 20 | 13 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 113 | 289 | 2.56 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 142 | 454 | 3.20 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 114 | 340 | 2.98 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 132 | 388 | 2.94 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 7 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 239 | 748 | 3.13 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 162 | 581 | 3.59 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 11 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 89 | 96 | 1.08 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 28 | 36 | 1.29 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 12 | 20 | 39 | 1.95 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 16 | -42 | -2.63 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 13 | 25 | 63 | 2.52 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 14 | 96 | 326 | 3.40 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 153 | 418 | 2.73 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 125 | 479 | 3.83 | 1 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 80 | 178 | 2.23 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 14 | 47 | 70 | 1.49 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 9 | 204 | 615 | 3.01 | 5 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 10 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 82 | 221 | 2.70 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 13 | 60 | 104 | 1.73 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tied | 9 | 61 | 197 | 3.23 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 29 | 37 | 1.28 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 31 | 156 | 5.03 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||