2015 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 61 | 164 | 2.69 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida International | 12 | 76 | 184 | 2.42 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 68 | 223 | 3.28 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 83 | 248 | 2.99 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Rice | 12 | 61 | 254 | 4.16 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 86 | 261 | 3.03 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 12 | 72 | 268 | 3.72 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | UTSA | 12 | 73 | 306 | 4.19 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | UTEP | 12 | 55 | 324 | 5.89 | 2 | 67 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Marshall | 13 | 96 | 344 | 3.58 | 3 | 33 | 43 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 75 | 344 | 4.59 | 4 | 62 | 36 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 12 | 84 | 368 | 4.38 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 7 |
| 13 | North Texas | 12 | 82 | 380 | 4.63 | 7 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||