2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 55 | 217 | 3.95 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | 89 | 369 | 4.15 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Memphis | 2 | 28 | 137 | 4.89 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 8 | 123 | 627 | 5.10 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 10 |
| 7 | Temple | 4 | 91 | 502 | 5.52 | 4 | 66 | 25 | 19 | 5 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 5 | 117 | 650 | 5.56 | 7 | 73 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 172 | 1050 | 6.10 | 14 | 70 | 45 | 27 | 10 |
| 10 | Tulane | 3 | 55 | 343 | 6.24 | 5 | 82 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||