2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 7 | 37 | 88 | 2.38 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Navy | 10 | 77 | 201 | 2.61 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 91 | 309 | 3.40 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Houston | 14 | 97 | 331 | 3.41 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Memphis | 9 | 94 | 348 | 3.70 | 7 | 57 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | SMU | 11 | 101 | 361 | 3.57 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | South Florida | 7 | 67 | 375 | 5.60 | 5 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 109 | 453 | 4.16 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | UCF | 11 | 170 | 794 | 4.67 | 8 | 56 | 50 | 30 | 7 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 12 | 141 | 816 | 5.79 | 7 | 90 | 41 | 23 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||