2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 8 | 67 | 526 | 7.85 | 11 | 8.38 | 65.75 |
| 2 | Brian Battie | S Florida | FR | RB | 6 | 42 | 320 | 7.62 | 1 | 7.00 | 53.33 |
| 3 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | SR | RB | 11 | 103 | 667 | 6.48 | 3 | 9.36 | 60.64 |
| 4 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 8 | 53 | 329 | 6.21 | 6 | 6.63 | 41.13 |
| 5 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | SO | RB | 6 | 51 | 309 | 6.06 | 1 | 8.50 | 51.50 |
| 6 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 116 | 700 | 6.03 | 12 | 10.55 | 63.64 |
| 7 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | FR | RB | 8 | 128 | 770 | 6.02 | 10 | 16.00 | 96.25 |
| 8 | Otis Anderson | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 80 | 479 | 5.99 | 3 | 13.33 | 79.83 |
| 9 | Amare Jones | Tulane | JR | RB | 9 | 57 | 332 | 5.82 | 2 | 6.33 | 36.89 |
| 10 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | SO | RB | 8 | 43 | 250 | 5.81 | 5 | 5.38 | 31.25 |
| 11 | Bentavious Thompson | UCF | JR | RB | 6 | 64 | 357 | 5.58 | 5 | 10.67 | 59.50 |
| 12 | Kylan Watkins | Memphis | JR | RB | 10 | 76 | 422 | 5.55 | 1 | 7.60 | 42.20 |
| 13 | Greg McCrae | UCF | SR | RB | 7 | 118 | 646 | 5.47 | 8 | 16.86 | 92.29 |
| 14 | Nelson Smith | Navy | SR | FB | 8 | 111 | 594 | 5.35 | 8 | 13.88 | 74.25 |
| 15 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | SO | RB | 7 | 79 | 397 | 5.03 | 3 | 11.29 | 56.71 |
| 16 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 6 | 84 | 422 | 5.02 | 3 | 14.00 | 70.33 |
| 17 | Corey Taylor II | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 83 | 414 | 4.99 | 3 | 11.86 | 59.14 |
| 18 | Gerrid Doaks | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 137 | 660 | 4.82 | 7 | 17.13 | 82.50 |
| 19 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 7 | 69 | 315 | 4.57 | 1 | 9.86 | 45.00 |
| 20 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 124 | 545 | 4.40 | 2 | 13.78 | 60.56 |
| 21 | Asa Martin | Memphis | SO | RB | 10 | 55 | 233 | 4.24 | 1 | 5.50 | 23.30 |
| 22 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 73 | 306 | 4.19 | 1 | 10.43 | 43.71 |
| 23 | T.K. Wilkerson | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 80 | 317 | 3.96 | 4 | 13.33 | 52.83 |
| 24 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 6 | 58 | 227 | 3.91 | 4 | 9.67 | 37.83 |
| 25 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 44 | 171 | 3.89 | 2 | 8.80 | 34.20 |
| 26 | Kyle Porter | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 69 | 261 | 3.78 | 3 | 13.80 | 52.20 |
| 27 | Jamale Carothers | Navy | JR | FB | 8 | 85 | 319 | 3.75 | 2 | 10.63 | 39.88 |
| 28 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 6 | 46 | 122 | 2.65 | 1 | 7.67 | 20.33 |
| 29 | Brady White | Memphis | SR | QB | 10 | 54 | 119 | 2.20 | 2 | 5.40 | 11.90 |
| 30 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 9 | 105 | 207 | 1.97 | 8 | 11.67 | 23.00 |
| 31 | Shane Buechele | SMU | SR | QB | 8 | 42 | 74 | 1.76 | 2 | 5.25 | 9.25 |
| 32 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | SO | QB | 7 | 51 | 80 | 1.57 | 2 | 7.29 | 11.43 |
| 33 | Jordan McCloud | S Florida | SO | QB | 5 | 52 | 56 | 1.08 | 1 | 10.40 | 11.20 |
| 34 | Dalen Morris | Navy | SR | QB | 7 | 59 | 52 | 0.88 | 2 | 8.43 | 7.43 |
| 35 | Zach Smith | Tulsa | SR | QB | 8 | 33 | -41 | -1.24 | 0 | 4.13 | -5.13 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.