2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 26 | 150 | 5.77 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 10 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 9 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | South Florida | 10 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | 6 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | SMU | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Temple | 6 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||