2015 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 25 | 69 | 2.76 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 3 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 3 | 29 | 120 | 4.14 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 7 | 57 | 162 | 2.84 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 62 | 269 | 4.34 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Troy | 6 | 61 | 299 | 4.90 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Idaho | 6 | 53 | 308 | 5.81 | 6 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 7 | 52 | 340 | 6.54 | 4 | 67 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 8 | 54 | 365 | 6.76 | 5 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Texas State | 8 | 103 | 558 | 5.42 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 19 | 4 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 143 | 559 | 3.91 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||