2021 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UTSA | 3 | 27 | 108 | 4.00 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 4 | 32 | 114 | 3.56 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 45 | 152 | 3.38 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Marshall | 4 | 46 | 181 | 3.93 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Rice | 5 | 37 | 190 | 5.14 | 4 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 40 | 216 | 5.40 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 6 | 69 | 274 | 3.97 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 60 | 275 | 4.58 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 63 | 326 | 5.17 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 7 | 61 | 328 | 5.38 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 67 | 353 | 5.27 | 4 | 65 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | North Texas | 8 | 72 | 374 | 5.19 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Florida International | 9 | 78 | 443 | 5.68 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||