2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 73 | 152 | 2.08 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 71 | 153 | 2.15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 7 | 53 | 170 | 3.21 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Navy | 7 | 73 | 211 | 2.89 | 2 | 75 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 6 | 55 | 230 | 4.18 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 8 | 72 | 313 | 4.35 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Rice | 10 | 79 | 279 | 3.53 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 6 | 57 | 299 | 5.25 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | UAB | 8 | 66 | 380 | 5.76 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | South Florida | 12 | 87 | 404 | 4.64 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 9 | SMU | 12 | 122 | 440 | 3.61 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | Tulane | 14 | 110 | 359 | 3.26 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Memphis | 13 | 109 | 553 | 5.07 | 9 | 75 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 14 | North Texas | 7 | 79 | 608 | 7.70 | 10 | 66 | 26 | 20 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||