2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 5 | 34 | 130 | 3.82 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 57 | 232 | 4.07 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Navy | 7 | 44 | 190 | 4.32 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 1 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 8 | 71 | 324 | 4.56 | 6 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Memphis | 4 | 32 | 150 | 4.69 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | UCF | 3 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 9 | 97 | 467 | 4.81 | 4 | 68 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Temple | 11 | 91 | 547 | 6.01 | 8 | 75 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||