2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 6 | 73 | 320 | 4.38 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 52 | 222 | 4.27 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 41 | 215 | 5.24 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 6 | 40 | 171 | 4.28 | 4 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 7 | 38 | 268 | 7.05 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 36 | 179 | 4.97 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 33 | 129 | 3.91 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 31 | 205 | 6.61 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 7 | 31 | 194 | 6.26 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 144 | 4.65 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 164 | 5.66 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 26 | 191 | 7.35 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 24 | 83 | 3.46 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 21 | 233 | 11.10 | 1 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 155 | 8.16 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 59 | 3.11 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 6 | 18 | -22 | -1.22 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 4 | 16 | -10 | -0.63 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 5 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Carson Smith | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hunter Smith | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jamauri McClure | Tulane | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||