2025 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 5 | 29 | 131 | 4.52 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | James Madison | 5 | 28 | 168 | 6.00 | 2 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Marshall | 8 | 82 | 253 | 3.09 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 10 | 92 | 274 | 2.98 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 7 | 62 | 352 | 5.68 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 59 | 374 | 6.34 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 97 | 375 | 3.87 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 11 | 84 | 388 | 4.62 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 8 | 98 | 458 | 4.67 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 104 | 479 | 4.61 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 8 | 94 | 494 | 5.26 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Troy | 9 | 114 | 594 | 5.21 | 6 | 59 | 24 | 13 | 9 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 10 | 130 | 705 | 5.42 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 23 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||