2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 1 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Houston | 3 | 27 | 88 | 3.26 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | UCF | 7 | 83 | 207 | 2.49 | 4 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 7 | 99 | 261 | 2.64 | 4 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | 83 | 269 | 3.24 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 5 | 76 | 314 | 4.13 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 3 | 62 | 338 | 5.45 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulane | 7 | 136 | 376 | 2.76 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | SMU | 6 | 123 | 610 | 4.96 | 6 | 52 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||