2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | North Texas | 4 | 34 | 75 | 2.21 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 27 | 73 | 2.70 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | UAB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rice | 1 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 27 | 96 | 3.56 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Temple | 2 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 2 | 44 | 210 | 4.77 | 4 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 5 | 57 | 282 | 4.95 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | USF | 3 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Army | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||