2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 30 | 35 | 1.17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rice | 3 | 49 | 131 | 2.67 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 3 | 67 | 208 | 3.10 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 55 | 183 | 3.33 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 3 | 44 | 147 | 3.34 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | USF | 3 | 45 | 156 | 3.47 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Temple | 3 | 49 | 179 | 3.65 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 3 | 43 | 161 | 3.74 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | UAB | 3 | 63 | 274 | 4.35 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | North Texas | 3 | 61 | 286 | 4.69 | 3 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Tulane | 3 | 62 | 301 | 4.85 | 4 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Army | 2 | 27 | 132 | 4.89 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Memphis | 4 | 77 | 421 | 5.47 | 4 | 71 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | UTSA | 3 | 59 | 358 | 6.07 | 2 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||