2015 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 42 | 218 | 5.19 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 33 | 220 | 6.67 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 52 | 230 | 4.42 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 63 | 233 | 3.70 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Florida International | 8 | 84 | 307 | 3.65 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 9 | 73 | 337 | 4.62 | 5 | 62 | 18 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 64 | 347 | 5.42 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | UTEP | 10 | 106 | 371 | 3.50 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Marshall | 6 | 110 | 422 | 3.84 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 109 | 450 | 4.13 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | UTSA | 11 | 130 | 482 | 3.71 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | North Texas | 11 | 108 | 530 | 4.91 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 12 | 144 | 595 | 4.13 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||