2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 15 | -8 | -0.53 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SMU | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | UCF | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | 4 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||