2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 52 | 138 | 2.65 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Temple | 6 | 60 | 129 | 2.15 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 2 | 39 | 183 | 4.69 | 5 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 47 | 231 | 4.91 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | 4 | 68 | 283 | 4.16 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | South Florida | 7 | 84 | 284 | 3.38 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Navy | 6 | 70 | 411 | 5.87 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Memphis | 6 | 124 | 387 | 3.12 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | UCF | 8 | 160 | 667 | 4.17 | 3 | 51 | 33 | 21 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||