2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 37 | 128 | 3.46 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 7 | 74 | 139 | 1.88 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 51 | 156 | 3.06 | 1 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida International | 4 | 47 | 174 | 3.70 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 50 | 183 | 3.66 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | North Texas | 6 | 44 | 196 | 4.45 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 4 | 38 | 197 | 5.18 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | UTEP | 6 | 50 | 222 | 4.44 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | UAB | 9 | 70 | 292 | 4.17 | 1 | 66 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | UTSA | 9 | 68 | 381 | 5.60 | 3 | 73 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 75 | 391 | 5.21 | 3 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 74 | 473 | 6.39 | 6 | 65 | 23 | 17 | 7 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 97 | 484 | 4.99 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||