2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 9 | 18 | 25 | 1.39 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Navy | 7 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Memphis | 6 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||