2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 51 | 114 | 2.24 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 7 | 58 | 191 | 3.29 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 7 | 52 | 205 | 3.94 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | UCF | 9 | 75 | 212 | 2.83 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 59 | 213 | 3.61 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 7 | 49 | 243 | 4.96 | 5 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 54 | 244 | 4.52 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulane | 11 | 94 | 277 | 2.95 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 105 | 313 | 2.98 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Navy | 6 | 65 | 333 | 5.12 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | SMU | 8 | 112 | 452 | 4.04 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||