2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.08 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 16 | 46 | 2.88 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 11 | 24 | 78 | 3.25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulane | 9 | 20 | 105 | 5.25 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | UCF | 10 | 16 | 121 | 7.56 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | SMU | 9 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||