2021 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Liberty | 3 | 69 | 234 | 3.39 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 10 | 154 | 875 | 5.68 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 8 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 7 | 111 | 543 | 4.89 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 7 | 190 | 848 | 4.46 | 8 | 70 | 42 | 22 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||