2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 7 | 31 | 337 | 10.87 | 1 | 90 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 31 | 191 | 6.16 | 1 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 30 | 178 | 5.93 | 3 | 79 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 33 | 336 | 10.18 | 4 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 196 | 6.76 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 8 | 29 | 192 | 6.62 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 7 | 27 | 224 | 8.30 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 5 | 38 | 154 | 4.05 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 278 | 5.91 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 16 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 121 | 4.65 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Jose Barbon | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Malik Cooper | Temple | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 19 | 30 | 1.58 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 8 | 45 | 191 | 4.24 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 9 | 26 | 50 | 1.92 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Peter Parrish | Memphis | SO | QB | 1 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 138 | 4.76 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 9 | 73 | 221 | 3.03 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 8 | 30 | 81 | 2.70 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Riley Riethman | Navy | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 6 | 36 | 139 | 3.86 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 84 | 4.20 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | James Harris II | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 39 | 133 | 3.41 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 7 | 29 | 113 | 3.90 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 7 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Kylan Watkins | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Trillion Coles | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | David Martin-Robinson | Temple | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | JR | QB | 2 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0.23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Kyle Dobbins | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 6 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | -25 | -3.13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 4 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||