2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 475 | 2182 | 4.59 | 21 | 53 | 97 | 57 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 224 | 1008 | 4.50 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 28 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 251 | 1174 | 4.68 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 101 | 442 | 4.38 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 123 | 566 | 4.60 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 121 | 595 | 4.92 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 130 | 579 | 4.45 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 247 | 1192 | 4.83 | 10 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 163 | 763 | 4.68 | 6 | 48 | 50 | 22 | 7 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 58 | 196 | 3.38 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 23 | 108 | 4.70 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 10 | 61 | 245 | 4.02 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 121 | 584 | 4.83 | 0 | 53 | 28 | 16 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 129 | 730 | 5.66 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 75 | 371 | 4.95 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 89 | 252 | 2.83 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 31 | 67 | 2.16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 40 | 185 | 4.63 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 86 | 425 | 4.94 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| Tied | 11 | 73 | 338 | 4.63 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 69 | 318 | 4.61 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 65 | 267 | 4.11 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 6 | 111 | 582 | 5.24 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||