2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 42 | 107 | 2.55 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | UTSA | 1 | 26 | 153 | 5.88 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Navy | 3 | 51 | 194 | 3.80 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Rice | 3 | 40 | 139 | 3.48 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | UAB | 5 | 54 | 230 | 4.26 | 3 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 61 | 194 | 3.18 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 3 | 56 | 243 | 4.34 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | North Texas | 5 | 55 | 255 | 4.64 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 8 | 74 | 241 | 3.26 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 83 | 383 | 4.61 | 9 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Temple | 8 | 147 | 756 | 5.14 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||