2014 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 17 | 46 | 2.71 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | UCF | 3 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 68 | 183 | 2.69 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 7 | 56 | 225 | 4.02 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 8 | 69 | 230 | 3.33 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 4 | 41 | 242 | 5.90 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | SMU | 10 | 49 | 271 | 5.53 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 5 | 89 | 352 | 3.96 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | South Florida | 10 | 90 | 367 | 4.08 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 11 | 73 | 453 | 6.21 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Houston | 6 | 111 | 515 | 4.64 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||