2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 163 | 964 | 5.91 | 7 | 68 | 75 | 30 | 11 |
| 2 | South Florida | 12 | 113 | 645 | 5.71 | 4 | 47 | 50 | 23 | 8 |
| 3 | Houston | 12 | 68 | 377 | 5.54 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | UCF | 13 | 75 | 408 | 5.44 | 4 | 65 | 36 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 12 | 104 | 436 | 4.19 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 14 | 5 |
| 6 | Tulane | 12 | 108 | 374 | 3.46 | 2 | 42 | 45 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Memphis | 13 | 59 | 195 | 3.31 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 12 | 84 | 256 | 3.05 | 2 | 70 | 34 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 | 57 | 168 | 2.95 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 12 | 49 | 126 | 2.57 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Temple | 13 | 69 | 161 | 2.33 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | SMU | 13 | 61 | 121 | 1.98 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||