2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Dillon Birden | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 5 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 4 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 8 | 39 | 268 | 6.87 | 3 | 58 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 104 | 6.12 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 41 | 214 | 5.22 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 3 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 7 | 27 | 129 | 4.78 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 9 | 28 | 133 | 4.75 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 4 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 23 | 84 | 3.65 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 26 | 77 | 2.96 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | -6 | -0.67 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 6.0 rushing attempts when losing by 8-14 pts.