2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 10/29/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 7 | 227 | 865 | 3.81 | 9 | 33 | 51 | 27 | 6 |
| 1st Half | 7 | 116 | 507 | 4.37 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 7 | 111 | 358 | 3.23 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 1st Quarter | 7 | 58 | 227 | 3.91 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 58 | 280 | 4.83 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7 | 43 | 154 | 3.58 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 68 | 204 | 3.00 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 7 | 111 | 378 | 3.41 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 7 | 76 | 363 | 4.78 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 7 | 35 | 103 | 2.94 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 6 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 7 | 39 | 154 | 3.95 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 7 | 83 | 304 | 3.66 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 6 | 44 | 148 | 3.36 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 25 | 143 | 5.72 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 36 | 116 | 3.22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 35 | 64 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 29 | 37 | 1.28 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 52 | 173 | 3.33 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Tied | 6 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 25 | 147 | 5.88 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 17 | 130 | 7.65 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 51 | 271 | 5.31 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||