2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 40 | 130 | 3.25 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 71 | 193 | 2.72 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 10 | 51 | 224 | 4.39 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | South Florida | 6 | 54 | 236 | 4.37 | 4 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 77 | 292 | 3.79 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 11 | 112 | 395 | 3.53 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | UCF | 11 | 107 | 407 | 3.80 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 10 | 110 | 427 | 3.88 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 103 | 486 | 4.72 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Memphis | 10 | 113 | 569 | 5.04 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 7 |
| 11 | SMU | 10 | 117 | 678 | 5.79 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 8 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 12 | 133 | 680 | 5.11 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||