2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 43 | 157 | 3.65 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 7 | 66 | 354 | 5.36 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 76 | 473 | 6.22 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | 80 | 326 | 4.08 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 91 | 298 | 3.27 | 3 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 98 | 396 | 4.04 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Navy | 11 | 115 | 430 | 3.74 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | SMU | 11 | 117 | 492 | 4.21 | 2 | 45 | 32 | 22 | 7 |
| 9 | South Florida | 12 | 122 | 452 | 3.70 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 5 |
| 10 | Tulane | 9 | 136 | 714 | 5.25 | 6 | 42 | 38 | 19 | 7 |
| 11 | Memphis | 13 | 137 | 690 | 5.04 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | UCF | 13 | 151 | 592 | 3.92 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 21 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||