2021 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 3 | 32 | 272 | 8.50 | 3 | 79 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Liberty | 9 | 52 | 173 | 3.33 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Army | 8 | 56 | 188 | 3.36 | 3 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 11 | 97 | 511 | 5.27 | 3 | 67 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | BYU | 10 | 109 | 463 | 4.25 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||