2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long	1st	10+	20+
1	South Florida	12	233	848	3.64	5	46	23	27	6
2	Houston	12	222	894	4.03	9	84	22	25	7
3	UCF	13	244	922	3.78	6	51	27	27	4
4	Cincinnati	12	254	1100	4.33	6	53	23	26	7
5	Temple	13	268	1107	4.13	7	66	37	40	8
6	Navy	13	214	1109	5.18	6	79	28	28	8
7	Connecticut	12	218	1138	5.22	17	53	36	39	14
8	Memphis	13	273	1257	4.60	7	96	26	27	10
9	Tulsa	12	262	1421	5.42	13	75	35	36	17
10	Tulane	12	234	1432	6.12	15	82	38	40	18
11	SMU	13	270	1556	5.76	15	92	44	46	16
12	East Carolina	12	247	1798	7.28	22	85	43	45	15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards