2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 11/04/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Army | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | USF | 5 | 24 | 65 | 2.71 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 2 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | UAB | 2 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 32 | 107 | 3.34 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 6 | 42 | 139 | 3.31 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 1 | 25 | 148 | 5.92 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 5 | 54 | 208 | 3.85 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 3 | 47 | 220 | 4.68 | 4 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | North Texas | 6 | 73 | 285 | 3.90 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 6 | 64 | 314 | 4.91 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 40 | 348 | 8.70 | 5 | 74 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||