2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 40 | 139 | 3.48 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 8 | 36 | 155 | 4.31 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | SMU | 7 | 61 | 161 | 2.64 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | 39 | 173 | 4.44 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Houston | 6 | 70 | 230 | 3.29 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Navy | 11 | 77 | 321 | 4.17 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 49 | 333 | 6.80 | 4 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Memphis | 8 | 90 | 384 | 4.27 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 10 | 115 | 421 | 3.66 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 9 | 109 | 528 | 4.84 | 5 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | Temple | 12 | 124 | 608 | 4.90 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||