2017 Rice Owls Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 462 | 2311 | 5.00 | 30 | 73 | 121 | 86 | 21 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 241 | 1434 | 5.95 | 21 | 73 | 74 | 53 | 14 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 221 | 877 | 3.97 | 9 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 123 | 792 | 6.44 | 11 | 73 | 41 | 29 | 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 118 | 642 | 5.44 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 7 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 103 | 434 | 4.21 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 118 | 443 | 3.75 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 226 | 1065 | 4.71 | 14 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 6 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 158 | 953 | 6.03 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 34 | 12 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 67 | 279 | 4.16 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 29 | 149 | 5.14 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 37 | 174 | 4.70 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 131 | 809 | 6.18 | 0 | 73 | 35 | 32 | 8 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 123 | 544 | 4.42 | 1 | 47 | 41 | 22 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 82 | 434 | 5.29 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 89 | 350 | 3.93 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Tied | 11 | 89 | 430 | 4.83 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 109 | 564 | 5.17 | 7 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 64 | 354 | 5.53 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 6 | 159 | 805 | 5.06 | 11 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||