2021 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 36 | 34 | 0.94 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Army | 10 | 79 | 260 | 3.29 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 5 | 33 | 122 | 3.70 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 12 | 111 | 441 | 3.97 | 4 | 89 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 6 | 60 | 262 | 4.37 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | BYU | 13 | 95 | 483 | 5.08 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 5 | 20 | 222 | 11.10 | 2 | 87 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||