2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'Tavius Mathers | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Darik Dillard | Rice | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 138 | 7.67 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ito Smith | USM | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 142 | 6.45 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Aaron Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 8 | 49 | 302 | 6.16 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Jason Driskel | FAU | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Austin Walter | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Alex Gardner | FIU | JR | RB | 9 | 32 | 155 | 4.84 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Kalif Phillips | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | FR | QB | 3 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Matt Johnson | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Gregory Howell, Jr. | FAU | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 88 | 4.63 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | George Payne | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Devin Singletary | FAU | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Tony Pittman | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Keion Davis | Marshall | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jarveon Williams | UTSA | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 94 | 4.09 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Ray Lawry | ODU | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jalen Rhodes | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Anthony Anderson | Marshall | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Anthony Jones | FIU | SO | RB | 5 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jeffery Wilson | N Texas | JR | RB | 8 | 34 | 95 | 2.79 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Jowan Davis | Rice | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hasaan Klugh | Charlotte | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Willy Ivery | N Texas | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Robert Washington | Charlotte | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 7 | 23 | 42 | 1.83 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Alex McGough | FIU | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 4 | 11 | -6 | -0.55 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Jared Johnson | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | -21 | -4.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | -38 | -7.60 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kevin Olsen | Charlotte | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | -46 | -9.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Chase Litton | Marshall | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | -51 | -10.20 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 5.0 rushing attempts when losing by 8-14 pts.