2026 Northern Illinois Huskies Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 10/29/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 7 | 286 | 1546 | 5.41 | 19 | 53 | 85 | 49 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 7 | 130 | 780 | 6.00 | 10 | 53 | 44 | 26 | 9 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 7 | 156 | 766 | 4.91 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 6 |
| 1st Quarter | 7 | 68 | 433 | 6.37 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 62 | 347 | 5.60 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7 | 69 | 409 | 5.93 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 87 | 357 | 4.10 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 7 | 142 | 830 | 5.85 | 11 | 53 | 25 | 26 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 7 | 98 | 494 | 5.04 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 7 | 41 | 185 | 4.51 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 7 | 25 | 93 | 3.72 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 6 | 29 | 96 | 3.31 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 7 | 68 | 276 | 4.06 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 7 | 85 | 622 | 7.32 | 3 | 53 | 31 | 20 | 7 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 55 | 370 | 6.73 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 49 | 182 | 3.71 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 2 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tied | 5 | 54 | 301 | 5.57 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 65 | 467 | 7.18 | 7 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 6 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 34 | 241 | 7.09 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 6 | 118 | 507 | 4.30 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||