2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 14 | 70 | 319 | 4.56 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 210 | 5.12 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 37 | 305 | 8.24 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 11 | 37 | 112 | 3.03 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 10 | 33 | 168 | 5.09 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 9 | 33 | -7 | -0.21 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 29 | 109 | 3.76 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 120 | 4.62 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 11 | 26 | 71 | 2.73 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 8 | 26 | 27 | 1.04 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 8 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 10 | 25 | 117 | 4.68 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | D.J. Johnson | Air Force | SR | RB | 10 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 13 | 25 | 15 | 0.60 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 10 | 24 | 192 | 8.00 | 1 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 167 | 6.96 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 77 | 3.21 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 76 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 11 | 23 | 164 | 7.13 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 84 | 3.82 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 90 | 4.29 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Shayne Davern | Air Force | SR | RB | 10 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 9 | 20 | 42 | 2.10 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 46 | 2.42 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 5 | 17 | 180 | 10.59 | 1 | 91 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 6 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 6 | 14 | 130 | 9.29 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Xzaviar Campbell | UNLV | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Malik Roberson | SJSU | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Shaun Wick | Wyoming | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Collin Hill | CSU | FR | QB | 3 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Jaxson Kincaide | Nevada | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||