2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 64 | 267 | 4.17 | 3 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 10 | 81 | 213 | 2.63 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Temple | 7 | 81 | 340 | 4.20 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 9 | 85 | 336 | 3.95 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 91 | 444 | 4.88 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 6 | SMU | 10 | 99 | 339 | 3.42 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Navy | 10 | 99 | 536 | 5.41 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Tulane | 12 | 107 | 456 | 4.26 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Memphis | 11 | 109 | 345 | 3.17 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | UCF | 10 | 113 | 437 | 3.87 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | South Florida | 9 | 118 | 610 | 5.17 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||