2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 11 | -37 | -3.36 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 11 | 14 | -6 | -0.43 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF | 8 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Navy | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | SMU | 11 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Houston | 9 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 7 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||