2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 32 | 79 | 2.47 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 4 | 38 | 213 | 5.61 | 3 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Temple | 7 | 58 | 137 | 2.36 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Houston | 7 | 44 | 160 | 3.64 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | South Florida | 4 | 46 | 155 | 3.37 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulane | 6 | 44 | 199 | 4.52 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 5 | 58 | 202 | 3.48 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Navy | 9 | 58 | 209 | 3.60 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | UCF | 12 | 111 | 337 | 3.04 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 9 | 116 | 404 | 3.48 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 10 | 149 | 539 | 3.62 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 3 |
| 11 | SMU | 10 | 133 | 603 | 4.53 | 4 | 77 | 32 | 21 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||