2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 10 | 34 | 226 | 6.65 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Anthony Watkins | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 177 | 8.85 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 19 | 81 | 4.26 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 10 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 4 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tre Siggers | SMU | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 119 | 5.95 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Marquavius Weaver | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 21 | 92 | 4.38 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Rahjai Harris | ECU | FR | RB | 5 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 36 | 168 | 4.67 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Ulysses Bentley IV | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Rodrigues Clark | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyler Lavine | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 5 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tayvon Ruley | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 32 | 124 | 3.88 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 26 | 87 | 3.35 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Steven Anderson | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 1 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Joe Doyle | Memphis | JR | P | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 6 | 11 | -5 | -0.45 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Justin Lynch | Temple | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Yasias Young | S Florida | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kyle Dobbins | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ra'Von Bonner | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Malik Robinson | Houston | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Maquel Haywood | Navy | FR | SB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Chandler Smith | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Brandon Epton, Jr. | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||