2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 3 | 26 | 96 | 3.69 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 2 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 61 | 188 | 3.08 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 51 | 199 | 3.90 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | SMU | 2 | 28 | 211 | 7.54 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | South Florida | 7 | 101 | 279 | 2.76 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Memphis | 7 | 124 | 283 | 2.28 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 72 | 298 | 4.14 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 140 | 351 | 2.51 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | Navy | 9 | 133 | 665 | 5.00 | 6 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||