2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 67 | 187 | 2.79 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 10 | 104 | 307 | 2.95 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Navy | 6 | 57 | 173 | 3.04 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 12 | 93 | 291 | 3.13 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 102 | 385 | 3.77 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Houston | 12 | 62 | 255 | 4.11 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Tulane | 11 | 138 | 621 | 4.50 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | SMU | 10 | 100 | 499 | 4.99 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | UCF | 10 | 107 | 547 | 5.11 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 9 |
| 10 | Temple | 9 | 85 | 452 | 5.32 | 6 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| 11 | South Florida | 8 | 80 | 452 | 5.65 | 7 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||