2014 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 88 | 167 | 1.90 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston | 8 | 61 | 189 | 3.10 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 6 | 30 | 198 | 6.60 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 9 | 81 | 281 | 3.47 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Tulane | 8 | 65 | 286 | 4.40 | 2 | 61 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Memphis | 6 | 80 | 309 | 3.86 | 4 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Temple | 7 | 71 | 354 | 4.99 | 5 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | South Florida | 11 | 98 | 479 | 4.89 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 97 | 595 | 6.13 | 5 | 90 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | SMU | 11 | 109 | 635 | 5.83 | 9 | 58 | 28 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 190 | 729 | 3.84 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 23 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||