2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gael Ochoa | Rice | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 144 | 48.00 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 29 | 178 | 6.14 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 23 | 95 | 4.13 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nate Rogers | UAB | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Charles Robinson | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | David Wells Jr. | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 32 | 119 | 3.72 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 22 | 108 | 4.91 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 102 | 6.38 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | KJ Daniels | UAB | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Patrick Crayton Jr. | Rice | FR | QB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Kaden Shields-Dutton | FAU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | CJ Smith | UAB | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Allen | ECU | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ben Grice | Rice | SO | SLT | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||