2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 70 | 204 | 2.91 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | UTSA | 6 | 52 | 219 | 4.21 | 4 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Tulane | 6 | 47 | 230 | 4.89 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | SMU | 5 | 48 | 263 | 5.48 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 89 | 354 | 3.98 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | Temple | 10 | 84 | 400 | 4.76 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 9 | 141 | 406 | 2.88 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | South Florida | 10 | 97 | 423 | 4.36 | 9 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | Rice | 9 | 117 | 444 | 3.79 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | UAB | 10 | 99 | 487 | 4.92 | 6 | 80 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 10 | 79 | 490 | 6.20 | 4 | 62 | 23 | 15 | 9 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 9 | 113 | 592 | 5.24 | 5 | 77 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| 13 | Memphis | 7 | 121 | 641 | 5.30 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 7 |
| 14 | North Texas | 9 | 138 | 753 | 5.46 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 18 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||