2023 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.08 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 11 | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Troy | 11 | 18 | -3 | -0.17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 9 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | James Madison | 10 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Texas State | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Marshall | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||