2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | 8 | -13 | -1.63 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 18 | -6 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 6 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Navy | 7 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 7 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Temple | 10 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | SMU | 11 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 9 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 12 | 21 | 44 | 2.10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | UCF | 9 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||