2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 74 | 523 | 7.07 | 7 | 75 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 10 | 98 | 428 | 4.37 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Tulane | 6 | 63 | 310 | 4.92 | 5 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 7 | 80 | 306 | 3.83 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 66 | 288 | 4.36 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 9 | 79 | 278 | 3.52 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Memphis | 5 | 43 | 246 | 5.72 | 6 | 66 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Houston | 4 | 40 | 214 | 5.35 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 52 | 206 | 3.96 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | South Florida | 2 | 37 | 151 | 4.08 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Temple | 6 | 35 | 124 | 3.54 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||