2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 423 | 1546 | 3.65 | 12 | 75 | 84 | 48 | 7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 12 | 423 | 1978 | 4.68 | 24 | 77 | 96 | 58 | 22 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 12 | 429 | 1938 | 4.52 | 19 | 95 | 100 | 56 | 20 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 12 | 436 | 1466 | 3.36 | 13 | 69 | 74 | 51 | 12 |
| 5 | Tulane | 14 | 445 | 1578 | 3.55 | 14 | 51 | 96 | 62 | 11 |
| 6 | Memphis | 13 | 446 | 2018 | 4.52 | 21 | 75 | 99 | 63 | 24 |
| 7 | UAB | 12 | 457 | 2365 | 5.18 | 31 | 80 | 130 | 67 | 24 |
| 8 | South Florida | 13 | 460 | 1868 | 4.06 | 26 | 48 | 103 | 69 | 27 |
| 9 | UTSA | 13 | 474 | 1761 | 3.72 | 16 | 81 | 93 | 49 | 17 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 477 | 1788 | 3.75 | 12 | 61 | 109 | 62 | 9 |
| 11 | Rice | 13 | 484 | 1990 | 4.11 | 23 | 75 | 96 | 63 | 23 |
| 12 | SMU | 14 | 499 | 1707 | 3.42 | 14 | 69 | 92 | 55 | 12 |
| 13 | Temple | 12 | 513 | 2380 | 4.64 | 25 | 50 | 130 | 79 | 19 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 544 | 3062 | 5.63 | 37 | 66 | 151 | 80 | 33 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||