2026 Houston Cougars Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 10/31/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 8 | 215 | 804 | 3.74 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 9 |
| 1st Half | 8 | 110 | 301 | 2.74 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 8 | 105 | 503 | 4.79 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 8 | 57 | 125 | 2.19 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 8 | 53 | 176 | 3.32 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 8 | 46 | 338 | 7.35 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 8 | 59 | 165 | 2.80 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 8 | 113 | 551 | 4.88 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 8 | 66 | 237 | 3.59 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 8 | 33 | 29 | 0.88 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 8 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 5 | 6 | -31 | -5.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 2 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 8 | 33 | 123 | 3.73 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 8 | 68 | 189 | 2.78 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 7 | 45 | 184 | 4.09 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 30 | 191 | 6.37 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 39 | 117 | 3.00 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 44 | 88 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 49 | 237 | 4.84 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 50 | 220 | 4.40 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Tied | 6 | 26 | 69 | 2.65 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 32 | 138 | 4.31 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 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 | |||||||||