2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 74 | 226 | 3.05 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Houston | 11 | 91 | 301 | 3.31 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | UCF | 9 | 49 | 313 | 6.39 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 11 | 129 | 391 | 3.03 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 12 | 119 | 441 | 3.71 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 126 | 443 | 3.52 | 3 | 79 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Navy | 12 | 109 | 461 | 4.23 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 9 | 78 | 501 | 6.42 | 6 | 51 | 19 | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 11 | 149 | 512 | 3.44 | 2 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 102 | 537 | 5.26 | 8 | 71 | 29 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | South Florida | 12 | 153 | 646 | 4.22 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 10 | 130 | 758 | 5.83 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||