2018 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2019
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 478 | 1815 | 3.80 | 14 | 76 | 104 | 53 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 254 | 1046 | 4.12 | 8 | 76 | 57 | 28 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 224 | 769 | 3.43 | 6 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 121 | 455 | 3.76 | 4 | 76 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 133 | 591 | 4.44 | 4 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 110 | 420 | 3.82 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 113 | 347 | 3.07 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| Overtime | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 232 | 957 | 4.13 | 8 | 48 | 24 | 25 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 153 | 483 | 3.16 | 3 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 80 | 366 | 4.58 | 3 | 76 | 37 | 10 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 14 | 39 | 170 | 4.36 | 2 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 14 | 56 | 261 | 4.66 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 135 | 556 | 4.12 | 1 | 76 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 14 | 127 | 459 | 3.61 | 2 | 48 | 30 | 10 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 14 | 100 | 427 | 4.27 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 14 | 60 | 112 | 1.87 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 34 | 203 | 5.97 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 51 | 287 | 5.63 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 129 | 571 | 4.43 | 6 | 76 | 34 | 15 | 4 |
| Tied | 14 | 102 | 294 | 2.88 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 93 | 351 | 3.77 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 65 | 100 | 1.54 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||