2021 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 480 | 2559 | 5.33 | 31 | 83 | 120 | 70 | 23 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 240 | 1358 | 5.66 | 18 | 75 | 64 | 41 | 12 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 240 | 1201 | 5.00 | 13 | 83 | 56 | 29 | 11 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 120 | 697 | 5.81 | 9 | 75 | 30 | 19 | 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 120 | 661 | 5.51 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 22 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 99 | 534 | 5.39 | 5 | 83 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 141 | 667 | 4.73 | 8 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 6 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 224 | 1230 | 5.49 | 15 | 83 | 27 | 28 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 164 | 994 | 6.06 | 12 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 8 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 82 | 282 | 3.44 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 40 | 155 | 3.88 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 10 | 43 | 301 | 7.00 | 1 | 83 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 129 | 711 | 5.51 | 1 | 75 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 131 | 707 | 5.40 | 2 | 55 | 40 | 23 | 7 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 81 | 485 | 5.99 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 96 | 355 | 3.70 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 24 | 139 | 5.79 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 35 | 86 | 2.46 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Tied | 11 | 71 | 363 | 5.11 | 6 | 75 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 65 | 393 | 6.05 | 6 | 64 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 121 | 668 | 5.52 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 8 | 146 | 880 | 6.03 | 9 | 83 | 38 | 21 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||