2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 10 | -51 | -5.10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 9 | 15 | -37 | -2.47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Temple | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | SMU | 9 | 18 | 34 | 1.89 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | UCF | 6 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Navy | 10 | 20 | 51 | 2.55 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 7 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | 5 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Tulane | 8 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||