2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 137 | 530 | 3.87 | 3 | 72 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Navy | 11 | 203 | 1041 | 5.13 | 8 | 68 | 59 | 26 | 5 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 11 | 134 | 689 | 5.14 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 5 |
| 4 | Temple | 8 | 59 | 223 | 3.78 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Houston | 8 | 99 | 453 | 4.58 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | SMU | 11 | 99 | 451 | 4.56 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 82 | 342 | 4.17 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11 | 81 | 299 | 3.69 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Memphis | 9 | 73 | 258 | 3.53 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | South Florida | 5 | 83 | 406 | 4.89 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 67 | 228 | 3.40 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | UCF | 7 | 64 | 369 | 5.77 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||