2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 28 | 69 | 2.46 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 4 | 35 | 118 | 3.37 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 49 | 110 | 2.24 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Temple | 2 | 28 | 132 | 4.71 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 5 | 27 | 98 | 3.63 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Navy | 6 | 27 | 140 | 5.19 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 9 | 67 | 225 | 3.36 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 4 | 60 | 315 | 5.25 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | SMU | 10 | 75 | 252 | 3.36 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Rice | 7 | 59 | 290 | 4.92 | 5 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Tulane | 11 | 111 | 293 | 2.64 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | UAB | 6 | 58 | 295 | 5.09 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 68 | 372 | 5.47 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | UTSA | 9 | 97 | 418 | 4.31 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||