2021 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UTEP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UAB | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 9 | 21 | 24 | 1.14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Florida International | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | North Texas | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||