2026 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 10/30/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 7 | 232 | 1069 | 4.61 | 7 | 70 | 58 | 32 | 9 |
| 1st Half | 7 | 120 | 502 | 4.18 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 7 | 112 | 567 | 5.06 | 4 | 70 | 28 | 12 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 7 | 54 | 203 | 3.76 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 66 | 299 | 4.53 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7 | 56 | 313 | 5.59 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 56 | 254 | 4.54 | 3 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 7 | 106 | 580 | 5.47 | 2 | 70 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| 2nd Down | 7 | 68 | 273 | 4.01 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 7 | 45 | 202 | 4.49 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 7 | 25 | 147 | 5.88 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 5 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 7 | 63 | 325 | 5.16 | 0 | 70 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 7 | 57 | 329 | 5.77 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 45 | 182 | 4.04 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 51 | 111 | 2.18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 84 | 413 | 4.92 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 34 | 89 | 2.62 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 52 | 220 | 4.23 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Tied | 4 | 28 | 108 | 3.86 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 2 | 31 | 244 | 7.87 | 2 | 70 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | |||||||||