2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 11 | 326 | 1054 | 3.23 | 7 | 29.64 | 95.82 | 
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 339 | 1646 | 4.86 | 19 | 33.90 | 164.60 | 
| 3 | USF | 9 | 344 | 2149 | 6.25 | 27 | 38.22 | 238.78 | 
| 4 | East Carolina | 11 | 360 | 1226 | 3.41 | 14 | 32.73 | 111.45 | 
| 4 | Cincinnati | 9 | 360 | 1271 | 3.53 | 13 | 40.00 | 141.22 | 
| 6 | Houston | 11 | 362 | 1461 | 4.04 | 13 | 32.91 | 132.82 | 
| 7 | Memphis | 11 | 385 | 1390 | 3.61 | 15 | 35.00 | 126.36 | 
| 8 | Temple | 9 | 391 | 1970 | 5.04 | 20 | 43.44 | 218.89 | 
| 9 | Tulsa | 10 | 407 | 1979 | 4.86 | 15 | 40.70 | 197.90 | 
| 10 | SMU | 10 | 419 | 2127 | 5.08 | 24 | 41.90 | 212.70 | 
| 11 | Tulane | 11 | 440 | 1754 | 3.99 | 14 | 40.00 | 159.45 |