2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 157 | 401 | 2.55 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Memphis | 13 | 227 | 703 | 3.10 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 13 | 200 | 783 | 3.92 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 5 |
| 4 | Houston | 13 | 213 | 877 | 4.12 | 6 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 5 | Tulane | 14 | 237 | 890 | 3.76 | 5 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 13 | 255 | 961 | 3.77 | 9 | 59 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 7 | UCF | 14 | 237 | 1048 | 4.42 | 9 | 70 | 33 | 33 | 10 |
| 8 | Temple | 12 | 230 | 1206 | 5.24 | 10 | 84 | 30 | 31 | 10 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 12 | 242 | 1246 | 5.15 | 8 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 10 |
| 10 | SMU | 13 | 239 | 1542 | 6.45 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 41 | 19 |
| 11 | South Florida | 12 | 240 | 1616 | 6.73 | 20 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 18 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||