2026 American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Navy | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | USF | 1 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | UTSA | 2 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Rice | 2 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 3 | 26 | 168 | 6.46 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 3 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | North Texas | 2 | 33 | 261 | 7.91 | 3 | 76 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Tulane | 3 | 51 | 310 | 6.08 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | UAB | 3 | 57 | 367 | 6.44 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||