2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 7 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 10 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 8 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | South Florida | 8 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 10 | 25 | 52 | 2.08 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||