2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 19 | -15 | -0.79 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 8 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 8 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 10 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 8 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulane | 8 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 10 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | UCF | 8 | 20 | 119 | 5.95 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||