2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 29 | 67 | 2.31 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 8 | 41 | 100 | 2.44 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 9 | 87 | 216 | 2.48 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 11 | 99 | 347 | 3.51 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 8 | 85 | 317 | 3.73 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Boise State | 7 | 104 | 424 | 4.08 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 5 | 45 | 186 | 4.13 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 8 | 127 | 557 | 4.39 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 9 | 133 | 624 | 4.69 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 9 | 88 | 422 | 4.80 | 3 | 66 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Nevada | 9 | 103 | 518 | 5.03 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 12 | Utah State | 10 | 124 | 662 | 5.34 | 9 | 67 | 29 | 20 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||