2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 6 | 51 | 114 | 2.24 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 41 | 134 | 3.27 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 46 | 155 | 3.37 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | James Madison | 10 | 66 | 179 | 2.71 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 56 | 184 | 3.29 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 7 | 55 | 196 | 3.56 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Marshall | 8 | 89 | 282 | 3.17 | 4 | 72 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 8 | 73 | 370 | 5.07 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | Troy | 6 | 79 | 382 | 4.84 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 8 | 67 | 413 | 6.16 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 8 | 77 | 445 | 5.78 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 7 | 74 | 452 | 6.11 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Texas State | 8 | 95 | 558 | 5.87 | 5 | 75 | 28 | 20 | 5 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 123 | 646 | 5.25 | 7 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||