2023 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 55 | 159 | 2.89 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Marshall | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0.27 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 4 | 35 | 231 | 6.60 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 36 | 190 | 5.28 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 76 | 316 | 4.16 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 7 | 75 | 213 | 2.84 | 3 | 58 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Troy | 9 | 112 | 320 | 2.86 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 5 | 81 | 426 | 5.26 | 3 | 60 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 7 | 139 | 446 | 3.21 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 100 | 511 | 5.11 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 10 |
| 12 | James Madison | 7 | 93 | 319 | 3.43 | 5 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 95 | 325 | 3.42 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Texas State | 7 | 135 | 555 | 4.11 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||