2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 424 | 1763 | 4.16 | 12 | 71 | 91 | 39 | 17 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 215 | 829 | 3.86 | 5 | 71 | 50 | 19 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 209 | 934 | 4.47 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 20 | 11 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 96 | 348 | 3.63 | 2 | 71 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 119 | 481 | 4.04 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 87 | 319 | 3.67 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 119 | 593 | 4.98 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 7 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 217 | 918 | 4.23 | 5 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 143 | 643 | 4.50 | 4 | 56 | 48 | 14 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 56 | 196 | 3.50 | 3 | 71 | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 33 | 184 | 5.58 | 3 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 3 | 4 | -29 | -7.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 43 | 141 | 3.28 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 133 | 801 | 6.02 | 1 | 71 | 37 | 16 | 8 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 110 | 468 | 4.25 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 11 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 75 | 201 | 2.68 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 63 | 152 | 2.41 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 48 | 111 | 2.31 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 23 | 136 | 5.91 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 75 | 340 | 4.53 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| Tied | 11 | 120 | 550 | 4.58 | 5 | 71 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 120 | 529 | 4.41 | 4 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 38 | 97 | 2.55 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||