2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/08/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 24 | 33 | 1.38 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 3 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5 | 26 | 55 | 2.12 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | James Madison | 5 | 32 | 71 | 2.22 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 6 | 37 | 154 | 4.16 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 5 | 33 | 154 | 4.67 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 21 | 172 | 8.19 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Texas State | 5 | 32 | 85 | 2.66 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 5 | 33 | 88 | 2.67 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 6 | 30 | 137 | 4.57 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Troy | 5 | 41 | 72 | 1.76 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 5 | 36 | 177 | 4.92 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 5 | 40 | 132 | 3.30 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 41 | 170 | 4.15 | 2 | 50 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||