2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 7 | 54 | 154 | 2.85 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 7 | 50 | 151 | 3.02 | 4 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Navy | 7 | 57 | 208 | 3.65 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 97 | 371 | 3.82 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 9 | 102 | 394 | 3.86 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4 | 27 | 109 | 4.04 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 8 | 58 | 255 | 4.40 | 3 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | UCF | 13 | 101 | 504 | 4.99 | 9 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 1 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 5 | 58 | 485 | 8.36 | 6 | 75 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||