2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long	1st	10+	20+
1	Houston	13	214	678	3.17	7	32	23	24	7
2	Temple	14	224	863	3.85	7	71	21	22	7
3	Connecticut	12	220	977	4.44	9	54	24	25	9
4	Cincinnati	12	269	1038	3.86	4	67	23	23	4
5	Tulsa	13	242	1100	4.55	11	84	29	29	11
6	Tulane	12	223	1124	5.04	9	61	36	38	15
7	Navy	14	265	1253	4.73	10	85	33	35	10
8	UCF	13	283	1284	4.54	11	60	45	45	7
9	Memphis	13	267	1312	4.91	9	61	36	37	10
10	East Carolina	12	253	1396	5.52	18	65	35	39	10
11	South Florida	13	283	1460	5.16	12	75	46	46	12
12	SMU	12	241	1486	6.17	16	67	40	40	17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards