2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 12 | 144 | 634 | 4.40 | 6 | 46 | 41 | 21 | 2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 149 | 720 | 4.83 | 6 | 58 | 46 | 23 | 2 |
| 3 | South Florida | 12 | 149 | 617 | 4.14 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 5 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13 | 190 | 734 | 3.86 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 28 | 5 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 12 | 171 | 780 | 4.56 | 8 | 41 | 58 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 12 | 185 | 902 | 4.88 | 8 | 53 | 56 | 23 | 7 |
| 7 | Navy | 13 | 150 | 730 | 4.87 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 24 | 8 |
| 7 | Temple | 13 | 167 | 785 | 4.70 | 7 | 60 | 49 | 29 | 8 |
| 7 | UCF | 13 | 157 | 785 | 5.00 | 8 | 66 | 44 | 30 | 8 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 12 | 146 | 740 | 5.07 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 10 |
| 11 | SMU | 13 | 173 | 814 | 4.71 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 26 | 12 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 12 | 190 | 1487 | 7.83 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 46 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||