2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 58 | 268 | 4.62 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 6 | 67 | 301 | 4.49 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 29 | 263 | 9.07 | 2 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 11 | 79 | 304 | 3.85 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 12 | 115 | 430 | 3.74 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 11 | 91 | 410 | 4.51 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 93 | 481 | 5.17 | 4 | 75 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | James Madison | 12 | 97 | 356 | 3.67 | 5 | 51 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 6 | 76 | 381 | 5.01 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 89 | 460 | 5.17 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 9 | 118 | 541 | 4.58 | 5 | 72 | 29 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 164 | 862 | 5.26 | 5 | 60 | 45 | 23 | 5 |
| 13 | Troy | 9 | 94 | 389 | 4.14 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| 13 | Texas State | 12 | 86 | 502 | 5.84 | 6 | 64 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||