2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcalas Johnson | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 7 | 45 | 323 | 7.18 | 4 | 70 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 2 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 3 | 24 | 163 | 6.79 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 2 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 29 | 149 | 5.14 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 40 | 183 | 4.58 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 6 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 86 | 3.74 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jager Gardner | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Jason Thompson | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 74 | 2.55 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Devin Anderson | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 2 | 22 | 27 | 1.23 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 5 | 22 | 20 | 0.91 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Frank Nutile | Temple | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Khalil McClain | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | -3 | -0.25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 4 | 15 | -24 | -1.60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | -21 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts when losing by 15+ pts.