2021 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 7 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU | 7 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8 | 16 | -15 | -0.94 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Army | 10 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 9 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Liberty | 11 | 26 | 135 | 5.19 | 2 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||