2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 2 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Troy | 2 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | James Madison | 2 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 2 | 20 | 130 | 6.50 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||