2014 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 24 | 51 | 2.13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 24 | 122 | 5.08 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | UTEP | 5 | 41 | 194 | 4.73 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Rice | 4 | 28 | 198 | 7.07 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 46 | 205 | 4.46 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | UTSA | 7 | 86 | 207 | 2.41 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | UAB | 6 | 44 | 209 | 4.75 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 64 | 256 | 4.00 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 76 | 308 | 4.05 | 7 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 6 | 58 | 339 | 5.84 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | North Texas | 8 | 64 | 388 | 6.06 | 4 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 102 | 502 | 4.92 | 7 | 64 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||