2021 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 56 | 255 | 4.55 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | UTEP | 10 | 49 | 255 | 5.20 | 4 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 61 | 262 | 4.30 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 81 | 268 | 3.31 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | North Texas | 12 | 61 | 273 | 4.48 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Marshall | 11 | 56 | 278 | 4.96 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 83 | 356 | 4.29 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 57 | 363 | 6.37 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 70 | 372 | 5.31 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 13 | 89 | 378 | 4.25 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | UTSA | 11 | 99 | 420 | 4.24 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Rice | 10 | 100 | 421 | 4.21 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 2 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 11 | 90 | 431 | 4.79 | 5 | 64 | 24 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida International | 9 | 82 | 525 | 6.40 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||