2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 21 | -14 | -0.67 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 17 | 11 | 0.65 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 11 | 20 | 13 | 0.65 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 17 | 28 | 1.65 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 7 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | SMU | 9 | 17 | 48 | 2.82 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 22 | 56 | 2.55 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 11 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 11 | 22 | 66 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 9 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||