2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 7 | 114 | 446 | 3.91 | 2 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Memphis | 9 | 88 | 322 | 3.66 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 8 | 83 | 463 | 5.58 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10 | 92 | 429 | 4.66 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Temple | 8 | 83 | 385 | 4.64 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 31 | 95 | 3.06 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | South Florida | 8 | 94 | 521 | 5.54 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | UCF | 4 | 38 | 179 | 4.71 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 10 | 113 | 648 | 5.73 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 76 | 466 | 6.13 | 6 | 64 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | Houston | 9 | 72 | 395 | 5.49 | 3 | 75 | 19 | 18 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||