2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 27 | 95 | 3.52 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 10 | 81 | 222 | 2.74 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 93 | 308 | 3.31 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 6 | 66 | 294 | 4.45 | 3 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Florida International | 5 | 57 | 178 | 3.12 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 8 | 62 | 220 | 3.55 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 108 | 440 | 4.07 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 81 | 417 | 5.15 | 1 | 73 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 95 | 378 | 3.98 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | UAB | 9 | 85 | 412 | 4.85 | 2 | 66 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 108 | 417 | 3.86 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | UTSA | 12 | 108 | 640 | 5.93 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 117 | 656 | 5.61 | 5 | 63 | 29 | 20 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||