2022 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 71 | 156 | 2.20 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Kent State | 9 | 72 | 207 | 2.88 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 67 | 223 | 3.33 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Akron | 6 | 55 | 188 | 3.42 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Toledo | 12 | 61 | 217 | 3.56 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 106 | 381 | 3.59 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11 | 139 | 564 | 4.06 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 5 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 123 | 534 | 4.34 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | Ball State | 10 | 123 | 544 | 4.42 | 7 | 60 | 27 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 9 | 105 | 493 | 4.70 | 5 | 68 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 11 | 117 | 681 | 5.82 | 10 | 87 | 28 | 23 | 9 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 7 | 63 | 392 | 6.22 | 3 | 60 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||