2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 7 | 23 | 173 | 7.52 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | SO | SB | 7 | 37 | 276 | 7.46 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 21 | 144 | 6.86 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 29 | 187 | 6.45 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 5 | 35 | 221 | 6.31 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SO | RB | 5 | 30 | 187 | 6.23 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 5 | 21 | 130 | 6.19 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 275 | 5.85 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 22 | 119 | 5.41 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 62 | 322 | 5.19 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Otis Anderson | UCF | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 9 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 5 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 10 | 83 | 392 | 4.72 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 22 | 103 | 4.68 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 31 | 143 | 4.61 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | D'Eriq King | Houston | SO | QB | 5 | 31 | 138 | 4.45 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Taj McGowan | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 8 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 5 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 7 | 37 | 140 | 3.78 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 9 | 63 | 231 | 3.67 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 25 | 85 | 3.40 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 89 | 3.30 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 78 | 3.00 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Duke Catalon | Houston | JR | RB | 6 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Luke Skipper | Tulsa | FR | QB | 5 | 18 | 50 | 2.78 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 28 | 70 | 2.50 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 9 | 30 | 65 | 2.17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Garret Lewis | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 9 | 23 | 33 | 1.43 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 8 | 15 | -16 | -1.07 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 6.0 rushing attempts when losing by 1-7 pts.