2026 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 10/10/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 5 | 166 | 736 | 4.43 | 5 | 70 | 40 | 22 | 6 |
| 1st Half | 5 | 83 | 382 | 4.60 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 5 | 83 | 354 | 4.27 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 5 | 34 | 154 | 4.53 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 5 | 49 | 228 | 4.65 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 5 | 40 | 155 | 3.88 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 5 | 43 | 199 | 4.63 | 3 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 5 | 78 | 450 | 5.77 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 5 | 47 | 168 | 3.57 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5 | 32 | 109 | 3.41 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 5 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 4 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 5 | 47 | 310 | 6.60 | 0 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 5 | 41 | 199 | 4.85 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 5 | 31 | 104 | 3.35 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 5 | 39 | 93 | 2.38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 52 | 183 | 3.52 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 33 | 106 | 3.21 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 4 | 33 | 150 | 4.55 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Tied | 3 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 1 | 27 | 222 | 8.22 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 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 | |||||||||