2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 10/30/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 67 | 162 | 2.42 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 81 | 310 | 3.83 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 8 | 93 | 359 | 3.86 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 8 | 68 | 266 | 3.91 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Marshall | 8 | 70 | 276 | 3.94 | 3 | 72 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Texas State | 8 | 69 | 279 | 4.04 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 76 | 311 | 4.09 | 4 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 8 | 89 | 431 | 4.84 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 8 | 54 | 287 | 5.31 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 8 | 70 | 394 | 5.63 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 8 | 81 | 459 | 5.67 | 1 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | Troy | 8 | 79 | 456 | 5.77 | 6 | 62 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 8 | 87 | 573 | 6.59 | 9 | 64 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 77 | 509 | 6.61 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||