2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 2 | 25 | 103 | 4.12 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Navy | 2 | 33 | 33 | 1.00 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Temple | 3 | 40 | 169 | 4.23 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 3 | 47 | 131 | 2.79 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 52 | 282 | 5.42 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 3 | 52 | 284 | 5.46 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | USF | 3 | 53 | 196 | 3.70 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | UAB | 3 | 55 | 218 | 3.96 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | North Texas | 3 | 59 | 314 | 5.32 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Tulane | 3 | 63 | 258 | 4.10 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 3 | 66 | 259 | 3.92 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Rice | 3 | 66 | 268 | 4.06 | 2 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | UTSA | 3 | 70 | 371 | 5.30 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Memphis | 4 | 73 | 344 | 4.71 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||