2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 34 | 73 | 2.15 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 10 | 32 | 75 | 2.34 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Rice | 5 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 28 | 84 | 3.00 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | UTSA | 11 | 36 | 121 | 3.36 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 7 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 33 | 160 | 4.85 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Florida International | 4 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 41 | 209 | 5.10 | 1 | 71 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 29 | 163 | 5.62 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 22 | 141 | 6.41 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | North Texas | 9 | 24 | 251 | 10.46 | 3 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||