2018 Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2019
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 549 | 2197 | 4.00 | 16 | 71 | 122 | 76 | 19 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 275 | 1141 | 4.15 | 7 | 71 | 57 | 34 | 9 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 274 | 1056 | 3.85 | 9 | 37 | 65 | 42 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 127 | 669 | 5.27 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 18 | 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 148 | 472 | 3.19 | 1 | 63 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 141 | 500 | 3.55 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 129 | 546 | 4.23 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 23 | 6 |
| Overtime | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 264 | 1214 | 4.60 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 38 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 180 | 620 | 3.44 | 4 | 30 | 42 | 19 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 93 | 311 | 3.34 | 4 | 71 | 36 | 16 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 43 | 238 | 5.53 | 3 | 71 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 15 | -8 | -0.53 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 22 | 54 | 2.45 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 65 | 318 | 4.89 | 0 | 63 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 210 | 895 | 4.26 | 1 | 71 | 43 | 27 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 135 | 506 | 3.75 | 0 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 74 | 323 | 4.36 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 65 | 155 | 2.38 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 74 | 176 | 2.38 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 100 | 378 | 3.78 | 0 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 188 | 851 | 4.53 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 29 | 6 |
| Tied | 12 | 68 | 390 | 5.74 | 4 | 71 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 81 | 224 | 2.77 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 26 | 95 | 3.65 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||