2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 24 | 18 | 0.75 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 4 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 8 | 35 | 86 | 2.46 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 17 | 90 | 5.29 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | UCF | 3 | 24 | 97 | 4.04 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 6 | 25 | 109 | 4.36 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Temple | 9 | 60 | 126 | 2.10 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 7 | 53 | 145 | 2.74 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Navy | 9 | 58 | 152 | 2.62 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | South Florida | 10 | 47 | 157 | 3.34 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 6 | 65 | 205 | 3.15 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Houston | 10 | 75 | 226 | 3.01 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||