2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/11/2021
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 354 | 1356 | 3.83 | 12 | 80 | 73 | 52 | 12 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 167 | 672 | 4.02 | 3 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 187 | 684 | 3.66 | 9 | 80 | 35 | 23 | 6 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 69 | 336 | 4.87 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 98 | 336 | 3.43 | 1 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 111 | 412 | 3.71 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 11 | 73 | 285 | 3.90 | 3 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 164 | 582 | 3.55 | 6 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 123 | 537 | 4.37 | 2 | 80 | 28 | 23 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 60 | 196 | 3.27 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 24 | 56 | 2.33 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 18 | 92 | 5.11 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 43 | 341 | 7.93 | 1 | 80 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 131 | 466 | 3.56 | 0 | 53 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 86 | 311 | 3.62 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 10 | 48 | 150 | 3.13 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 9 | 46 | 88 | 1.91 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 110 | 445 | 4.05 | 5 | 80 | 23 | 17 | 4 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 47 | 170 | 3.62 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 97 | 256 | 2.64 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Tied | 6 | 46 | 156 | 3.39 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 21 | 97 | 4.62 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||