2025 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 32 | 237 | 7.41 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 4 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 36 | 200 | 5.56 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 95 | 3.80 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 5 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | FR | QB | 5 | 22 | 59 | 2.68 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jay Ducker | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 24 | 50 | 2.08 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | FR | RB | 3 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 3 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | London Montgomery | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rod Gainey Jr. | Charlotte | FR | RB | 5 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Zion Steptoe | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Kiefer Sibley | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jariel Cobb | Charlotte | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | JR | QB | 6 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ashton Gray | N Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Xavier Terrell | FAU | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Arnold Barnes III | Tulane | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Micah Tease | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Drew Mestemaker | N Texas | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Evan Simon | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Jevon Jackson | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||