2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2019
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 456 | 2074 | 4.55 | 19 | 77 | 112 | 62 | 17 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 212 | 906 | 4.27 | 8 | 60 | 48 | 26 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 244 | 1168 | 4.79 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 36 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 92 | 435 | 4.73 | 6 | 60 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 120 | 471 | 3.93 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 121 | 609 | 5.03 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 123 | 559 | 4.54 | 6 | 77 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 228 | 1210 | 5.31 | 11 | 77 | 32 | 33 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 151 | 550 | 3.64 | 5 | 58 | 47 | 17 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 68 | 285 | 4.19 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 26 | 163 | 6.27 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 60 | 303 | 5.05 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 120 | 513 | 4.28 | 1 | 77 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 11 | 110 | 523 | 4.75 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 9 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 84 | 479 | 5.70 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 82 | 256 | 3.12 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 37 | 134 | 3.62 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 59 | 211 | 3.58 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 53 | 252 | 4.75 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| Tied | 10 | 67 | 364 | 5.43 | 5 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 117 | 454 | 3.88 | 2 | 60 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 41 | 351 | 8.56 | 6 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 4 | 82 | 308 | 3.76 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||