2024 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 8 | 83 | 276 | 3.33 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | UTSA | 9 | 148 | 371 | 2.51 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | South Florida | 8 | 149 | 547 | 3.67 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | Tulane | 9 | 128 | 617 | 4.82 | 5 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | Memphis | 10 | 138 | 636 | 4.61 | 7 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | Navy | 8 | 139 | 648 | 4.66 | 5 | 64 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 9 | 185 | 662 | 3.58 | 6 | 65 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 9 | 162 | 670 | 4.14 | 7 | 75 | 17 | 19 | 4 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 9 | 169 | 757 | 4.48 | 7 | 48 | 25 | 26 | 5 |
| 10 | North Texas | 8 | 154 | 810 | 5.26 | 10 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 9 |
| 11 | Rice | 10 | 189 | 874 | 4.62 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 12 | UAB | 8 | 168 | 914 | 5.44 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 13 | Temple | 8 | 152 | 916 | 6.03 | 10 | 65 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 176 | 1005 | 5.71 | 9 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||