2025 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 51 | 202 | 3.96 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Missouri State | 11 | 93 | 432 | 4.65 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | Liberty | 9 | 96 | 440 | 4.58 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | FIU | 9 | 75 | 380 | 5.07 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 130 | 458 | 3.52 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 74 | 263 | 3.55 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 91 | 292 | 3.21 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Delaware | 10 | 97 | 485 | 5.00 | 7 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | UTEP | 5 | 39 | 233 | 5.97 | 4 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 8 | 127 | 457 | 3.60 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 136 | 540 | 3.97 | 7 | 70 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 116 | 687 | 5.92 | 3 | 70 | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||