2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 78 | 384 | 4.92 | 3 | 66 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | UAB | 9 | 135 | 471 | 3.49 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 3 | Marshall | 10 | 157 | 508 | 3.24 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | Florida International | 5 | 106 | 576 | 5.43 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | UTEP | 8 | 134 | 578 | 4.31 | 7 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 6 | 108 | 679 | 6.29 | 6 | 70 | 17 | 18 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 137 | 721 | 5.26 | 4 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 177 | 868 | 4.90 | 6 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 187 | 968 | 5.18 | 9 | 75 | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| 10 | UTSA | 12 | 236 | 1010 | 4.28 | 7 | 73 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 184 | 1028 | 5.59 | 9 | 65 | 31 | 32 | 9 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 212 | 1096 | 5.17 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 211 | 1324 | 6.27 | 13 | 76 | 36 | 38 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||