2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 2 | 21 | 42 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Army | 2 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 3 | 42 | 95 | 2.26 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 21 | 96 | 4.57 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 1 | 23 | 116 | 5.04 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | USF | 3 | 38 | 119 | 3.13 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 2 | 25 | 121 | 4.84 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Temple | 3 | 30 | 142 | 4.73 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | UTSA | 2 | 27 | 169 | 6.26 | 1 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Memphis | 4 | 36 | 238 | 6.61 | 3 | 71 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||