2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 23 | 134 | 5.83 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tristan Lawyer | Tulsa | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | Tulane | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Chance Williams | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brady Tillman III | FAU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Colin Chase | Temple | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jason Collins Jr. | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jordan Clark | Rice | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||