2020 Michigan State Spartans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/11/2021
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 7 | 280 | 1101 | 3.93 | 20 | 71 | 53 | 26 | 11 |
| 1st Half | 7 | 136 | 585 | 4.30 | 11 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 7 | 144 | 516 | 3.58 | 9 | 71 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 7 | 75 | 287 | 3.83 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 61 | 298 | 4.89 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7 | 62 | 305 | 4.92 | 5 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 82 | 211 | 2.57 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 7 | 144 | 594 | 4.13 | 6 | 71 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| 2nd Down | 7 | 88 | 316 | 3.59 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 7 | 42 | 180 | 4.29 | 6 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 5 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 7 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 7 | 68 | 311 | 4.57 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 7 | 73 | 311 | 4.26 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 60 | 269 | 4.48 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 56 | 125 | 2.23 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 21 | 51 | 2.43 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 48 | 201 | 4.19 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Tied | 7 | 46 | 158 | 3.43 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 43 | 136 | 3.16 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 5 | 94 | 425 | 4.52 | 4 | 71 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||