2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Army | 2 | 22 | 120 | 5.45 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 25 | 89 | 3.56 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 28 | 161 | 5.75 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | UTSA | 4 | 29 | 104 | 3.59 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 4 | 34 | 149 | 4.38 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 3 | 39 | 282 | 7.23 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | USF | 4 | 49 | 171 | 3.49 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 6 | 56 | 213 | 3.80 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Rice | 5 | 64 | 420 | 6.56 | 4 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | UAB | 6 | 65 | 394 | 6.06 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | Navy | 4 | 68 | 182 | 2.68 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Tulane | 5 | 81 | 450 | 5.56 | 4 | 66 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||