2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 2nd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 190 | 1078 | 5.67 | 12 | 72 | 66 | 28 | 11 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 12 | 192 | 1029 | 5.36 | 14 | 71 | 53 | 29 | 9 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13 | 137 | 755 | 5.51 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 22 | 9 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 12 | 138 | 571 | 4.14 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Temple | 13 | 156 | 695 | 4.46 | 5 | 56 | 39 | 20 | 8 |
| 6 | South Florida | 12 | 195 | 965 | 4.95 | 8 | 54 | 65 | 39 | 5 |
| 7 | Navy | 13 | 290 | 1606 | 5.54 | 16 | 53 | 102 | 44 | 14 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 12 | 152 | 652 | 4.29 | 4 | 49 | 36 | 21 | 5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 | 128 | 547 | 4.27 | 3 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Houston | 12 | 159 | 662 | 4.16 | 7 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 4 |
| 11 | UCF | 13 | 157 | 747 | 4.76 | 19 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 6 |
| 11 | SMU | 13 | 160 | 739 | 4.62 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 29 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||