2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 24 | 95 | 3.96 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | South Florida | 5 | 35 | 137 | 3.91 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Memphis | 4 | 34 | 137 | 4.03 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Navy | 2 | 35 | 163 | 4.66 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 7 | 52 | 282 | 5.42 | 6 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 6 | 57 | 327 | 5.74 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 81 | 396 | 4.89 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 6 | 82 | 429 | 5.23 | 5 | 90 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | UCF | 9 | 78 | 500 | 6.41 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Temple | 4 | 73 | 519 | 7.11 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 11 | SMU | 9 | 88 | 533 | 6.06 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 6 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 10 | 118 | 576 | 4.88 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||