2014 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 13 | -25 | -1.92 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulane | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Temple | 8 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 5 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 9 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | SMU | 9 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||