2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 27 | 68 | 2.52 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | South Florida | 4 | 45 | 97 | 2.16 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Temple | 8 | 60 | 291 | 4.85 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 10 | 55 | 330 | 6.00 | 5 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Navy | 7 | 72 | 340 | 4.72 | 2 | 71 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Houston | 8 | 84 | 313 | 3.73 | 2 | 73 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Memphis | 8 | 87 | 386 | 4.44 | 2 | 96 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 10 | 98 | 446 | 4.55 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 88 | 690 | 7.84 | 8 | 85 | 31 | 20 | 6 |
| 10 | Tulane | 8 | 112 | 635 | 5.67 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 23 | 6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 11 | 155 | 761 | 4.91 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 24 | 8 |
| 12 | SMU | 9 | 117 | 846 | 7.23 | 13 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||