2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 225 | 15.00 | 5 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | I'Tavius Mathers | MTSU | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston Scott | La Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hasaan Klugh | Charlotte | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ray Lawry | ODU | JR | RB | 10 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Jeffery Wilson | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jarveon Williams | UTSA | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Keion Davis | Marshall | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jowan Davis | Rice | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kam McKnight | La Tech | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Andrew Tucker | N Texas | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 11 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Jones | FIU | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Gemonta Jackson | ODU | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gregory Howell, Jr. | FAU | JR | RB | 9 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Gardner | FIU | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jalen Rhodes | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Emmanuel Esukpa | Rice | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Terelle West | MTSU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | J'mar Smith | La Tech | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chase Litton | Marshall | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kalif Phillips | Charlotte | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Ito Smith | USM | JR | RB | 9 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Devin Singletary | FAU | FR | RB | 9 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jarred Craft | La Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Darik Dillard | Rice | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Marquez Trigg | Western Ky | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Matt Johnson | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Anthony Anderson | Marshall | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Keon Howard | USM | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | George Payne | USM | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Tony Pittman | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kavika Johnson | UTEP | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Willy Ivery | N Texas | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Garet Morrell | Marshall | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Robert Washington | Charlotte | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Quinton Baker | Western Ky | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Anthony Wyche | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Parker Adamson | USM | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Kerrith Whyte, Jr. | FAU | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jason Driskel | FAU | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ruben Garnett | MTSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||