2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 21 | -5 | -0.24 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Navy | 10 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Rice | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 9 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | UAB | 6 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Temple | 8 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | North Texas | 9 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | South Florida | 11 | 20 | 78 | 3.90 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 9 | 11 | 113 | 10.27 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||