2021 Ball State Cardinals Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 528 | 2293 | 4.34 | 22 | 70 | 130 | 63 | 13 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 264 | 1220 | 4.62 | 17 | 70 | 66 | 31 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 264 | 1073 | 4.06 | 5 | 46 | 64 | 32 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 125 | 513 | 4.10 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 139 | 707 | 5.09 | 13 | 70 | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 123 | 518 | 4.21 | 2 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 141 | 555 | 3.94 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 254 | 1161 | 4.57 | 11 | 66 | 28 | 27 | 6 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 174 | 688 | 3.95 | 8 | 48 | 58 | 21 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 88 | 444 | 5.05 | 2 | 70 | 39 | 15 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 41 | 195 | 4.76 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 11 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 64 | 271 | 4.23 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 148 | 798 | 5.39 | 2 | 70 | 38 | 20 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 140 | 556 | 3.97 | 0 | 48 | 39 | 17 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 80 | 399 | 4.99 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 96 | 269 | 2.80 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 35 | 112 | 3.20 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 95 | 373 | 3.93 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 115 | 426 | 3.70 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| Tied | 10 | 76 | 246 | 3.24 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 77 | 410 | 5.32 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 44 | 349 | 7.93 | 3 | 66 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 4 | 86 | 377 | 4.38 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||