2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Temple | 10 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | SMU | 9 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Houston | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | UCF | 6 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 10 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 6 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||