2021 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 43 | 67 | 1.56 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 39 | 146 | 3.74 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | North Texas | 9 | 59 | 250 | 4.24 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 46 | 307 | 6.67 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 7 | 84 | 310 | 3.69 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 90 | 318 | 3.53 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 9 | 84 | 318 | 3.79 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 5 | 77 | 367 | 4.77 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Rice | 10 | 66 | 392 | 5.94 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 115 | 457 | 3.97 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 96 | 467 | 4.86 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 10 | 82 | 482 | 5.88 | 8 | 80 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Marshall | 7 | 129 | 506 | 3.92 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 7 |
| 14 | Florida International | 10 | 95 | 510 | 5.37 | 4 | 61 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||