2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 29 | 104 | 3.59 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 7 | 49 | 123 | 2.51 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 34 | 147 | 4.32 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | UCF | 5 | 43 | 190 | 4.42 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | 56 | 239 | 4.27 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Memphis | 6 | 64 | 256 | 4.00 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 61 | 269 | 4.41 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Navy | 8 | 75 | 306 | 4.08 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | South Florida | 8 | 67 | 310 | 4.63 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 110 | 340 | 3.09 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Temple | 7 | 98 | 460 | 4.69 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||