2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 13 | -40 | -3.08 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 7 | 14 | -36 | -2.57 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 12 | -6 | -0.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Temple | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 6 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Navy | 6 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | UCF | 7 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||