2014 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 20 | 50 | 2.50 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | South Florida | 3 | 21 | 70 | 3.33 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Houston | 6 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 3 | 22 | 100 | 4.55 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 6 | 59 | 129 | 2.19 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 5 | 36 | 151 | 4.19 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | UCF | 9 | 87 | 213 | 2.45 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 8 | 70 | 250 | 3.57 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Memphis | 9 | 81 | 285 | 3.52 | 3 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||