2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 2 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Troy | 5 | 23 | 72 | 3.13 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 2 | 21 | 78 | 3.71 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 2 | 20 | 45 | 2.25 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 4 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 25 | 80 | 3.20 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 5 | 40 | 125 | 3.13 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 45 | 147 | 3.27 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 5 | 40 | 158 | 3.95 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 20 | 63 | 3.15 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | James Madison | 7 | 61 | 229 | 3.75 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 4 | 31 | 186 | 6.00 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||