2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 10 | 19 | -15 | -0.79 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 7 | 22 | 28 | 1.27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | SMU | 9 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | 7 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | UCF | 9 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||