2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 7 | 38 | 107 | 2.82 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 3 | 39 | 158 | 4.05 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 6 | 48 | 181 | 3.77 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | South Florida | 4 | 36 | 218 | 6.06 | 3 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 44 | 221 | 5.02 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | 5 | 50 | 230 | 4.60 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Navy | 6 | 58 | 236 | 4.07 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | UAB | 7 | 57 | 284 | 4.98 | 5 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 62 | 290 | 4.68 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | North Texas | 7 | 75 | 318 | 4.24 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | Temple | 9 | 88 | 436 | 4.95 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 9 | 103 | 562 | 5.46 | 2 | 95 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||