2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 41 | 155 | 3.78 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 12 | 95 | 176 | 1.85 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 59 | 122 | 2.07 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 9 | 61 | 173 | 2.84 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10 | 62 | 119 | 1.92 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 9 | 59 | 255 | 4.32 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Navy | 10 | 67 | 217 | 3.24 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | SMU | 10 | 66 | 191 | 2.89 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | South Florida | 9 | 61 | 279 | 4.57 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Memphis | 11 | 66 | 196 | 2.97 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Houston | 8 | 51 | 254 | 4.98 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||