2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 56 | 157 | 2.80 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 7 | 42 | 206 | 4.90 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | South Florida | 7 | 66 | 265 | 4.02 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Temple | 10 | 107 | 267 | 2.50 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10 | 105 | 306 | 2.91 | 4 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Navy | 12 | 109 | 319 | 2.93 | 5 | 75 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | UCF | 12 | 94 | 319 | 3.39 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 10 | 82 | 351 | 4.28 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 91 | 364 | 4.00 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 121 | 385 | 3.18 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | Houston | 9 | 82 | 488 | 5.95 | 6 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 9 |
| 12 | Memphis | 13 | 149 | 658 | 4.42 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||