2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/08/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 23 | 59 | 2.57 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 4 | 23 | 72 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | James Madison | 5 | 30 | 81 | 2.70 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 3 | 29 | 95 | 3.28 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 30 | 114 | 3.80 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Marshall | 4 | 50 | 170 | 3.40 | 3 | 72 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 5 | 32 | 185 | 5.78 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 4 | 38 | 247 | 6.50 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 4 | 37 | 249 | 6.73 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 4 | 52 | 253 | 4.87 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Troy | 3 | 52 | 278 | 5.35 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 56 | 344 | 6.14 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | Texas State | 4 | 56 | 425 | 7.59 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||