2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long	1st	10+	20+
1	Houston	13	214	678	3.17	7	32	23	24	7
2	Connecticut	12	220	977	4.44	9	54	24	25	9
3	Tulane	12	223	1124	5.04	9	61	36	38	15
4	Temple	14	224	863	3.85	7	71	21	22	7
5	SMU	12	241	1486	6.17	16	67	40	40	17
6	Tulsa	13	242	1100	4.55	11	84	29	29	11
7	East Carolina	12	253	1396	5.52	18	65	35	39	10
8	Navy	14	265	1253	4.73	10	85	33	35	10
9	Memphis	13	267	1312	4.91	9	61	36	37	10
10	Cincinnati	12	269	1038	3.86	4	67	23	23	4
11	UCF	13	283	1284	4.54	11	60	45	45	7
11	South Florida	13	283	1460	5.16	12	75	46	46	12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards