2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 22 | -7 | -0.32 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Temple | 3 | 19 | 31 | 1.63 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | SMU | 8 | 37 | 107 | 2.89 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 6 | 42 | 114 | 2.71 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | UCF | 6 | 38 | 154 | 4.05 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 5 | 46 | 245 | 5.33 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 75 | 283 | 3.77 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 11 | 92 | 286 | 3.11 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | 13 | 88 | 286 | 3.25 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||