2021 Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 525 | 1999 | 3.81 | 12 | 68 | 124 | 69 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 249 | 765 | 3.07 | 5 | 35 | 50 | 23 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 276 | 1234 | 4.47 | 7 | 68 | 74 | 46 | 11 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 121 | 431 | 3.56 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 128 | 334 | 2.61 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 129 | 741 | 5.74 | 6 | 68 | 44 | 27 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 141 | 474 | 3.36 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 266 | 1111 | 4.18 | 7 | 68 | 37 | 37 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 165 | 701 | 4.25 | 2 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 81 | 157 | 1.94 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 44 | 117 | 2.66 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 61 | 291 | 4.77 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 174 | 849 | 4.88 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 32 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 120 | 363 | 3.03 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 73 | 358 | 4.90 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 97 | 138 | 1.42 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 47 | 165 | 3.51 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 81 | 305 | 3.77 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 13 | 157 | 543 | 3.46 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 4 |
| Tied | 12 | 137 | 460 | 3.36 | 2 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 77 | 420 | 5.45 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 26 | 106 | 4.08 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | |||||||||