2021 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Army | 3 | 26 | 119 | 4.58 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Liberty | 5 | 36 | 90 | 2.50 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 40 | 156 | 3.90 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 9 | 64 | 254 | 3.97 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 10 | 87 | 511 | 5.87 | 7 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 11 | 142 | 759 | 5.35 | 9 | 72 | 37 | 23 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||