2021 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 7 | 63 | 191 | 3.03 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | UTSA | 11 | 84 | 196 | 2.33 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 7 | 48 | 198 | 4.13 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | North Texas | 8 | 90 | 207 | 2.30 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 85 | 252 | 2.96 | 2 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 9 | 85 | 288 | 3.39 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 58 | 312 | 5.38 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 85 | 316 | 3.72 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | UTEP | 12 | 105 | 354 | 3.37 | 5 | 67 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 74 | 393 | 5.31 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | UAB | 12 | 152 | 434 | 2.86 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 93 | 466 | 5.01 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | Marshall | 11 | 110 | 483 | 4.39 | 5 | 88 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 9 | 117 | 722 | 6.17 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||