2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 49 | 197 | 4.02 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Marshall | 10 | 88 | 207 | 2.35 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida International | 5 | 41 | 213 | 5.20 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 74 | 233 | 3.15 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 8 | 70 | 270 | 3.86 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | UAB | 9 | 57 | 282 | 4.95 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 6 | 41 | 316 | 7.71 | 2 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 115 | 398 | 3.46 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | UTSA | 12 | 103 | 475 | 4.61 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 97 | 517 | 5.33 | 5 | 69 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 111 | 577 | 5.20 | 8 | 75 | 27 | 14 | 8 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 91 | 598 | 6.57 | 8 | 65 | 27 | 20 | 8 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 100 | 683 | 6.83 | 7 | 76 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||