2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 5 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 3 | 32 | 155 | 4.84 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 5 | 34 | 181 | 5.32 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Houston | 3 | 36 | 201 | 5.58 | 1 | 84 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Temple | 4 | 35 | 204 | 5.83 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 7 | 36 | 226 | 6.28 | 4 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 8 | 84 | 366 | 4.36 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8 | 80 | 386 | 4.83 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 74 | 429 | 5.80 | 4 | 71 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | SMU | 7 | 68 | 439 | 6.46 | 4 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||