2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | FR | RB | 7 | 45 | 323 | 7.18 | 4 | 70 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 40 | 183 | 4.58 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | FR | RB | 3 | 24 | 163 | 6.79 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Tyshon Dye | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 29 | 149 | 5.14 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SO | RB | 1 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 2 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 4 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Marcalas Johnson | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Donovan Williams | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 2 | 22 | 27 | 1.23 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 5 | 22 | 20 | 0.91 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Logan Marchi | Temple | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 6 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 86 | 3.74 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Darius Pinnix | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 74 | 2.55 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rob Ritrovato | Temple | JR | FB | 2 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Devin Anderson | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jager Gardner | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Merek Pierce | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jason Thompson | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Taylor Boose | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaelen Greene | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Chris High | Navy | SR | FB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Brown | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||