2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 231 | 10.50 | 4 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 17 | 123 | 7.24 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Edward Saydee | Temple | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 11 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 3 | 97 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 12 | 48 | 310 | 6.46 | 6 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 21 | 131 | 6.24 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 26 | 139 | 5.35 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 40 | 201 | 5.03 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 48 | 234 | 4.88 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 12 | 46 | 221 | 4.80 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 37 | 177 | 4.78 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Joey Gatewood | UCF | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 114 | 4.38 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 4 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 5 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 31 | 118 | 3.81 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 6 | 23 | 84 | 3.65 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 22 | 77 | 3.50 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 6 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 5 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 5 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 8 | 19 | -2 | -0.11 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 7.0 rushing attempts when winning by 1-7 pts.