2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 0 | 13.00 | 77.00 |
| 2 | Kalif Phillips | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 27 | 138 | 5.11 | 1 | 13.50 | 69.00 |
| 3 | Ito Smith | USM | JR | RB | 1 | 16 | 64 | 4.00 | 1 | 16.00 | 64.00 |
| 4 | Keion Davis | Marshall | SO | RB | 2 | 24 | 109 | 4.54 | 1 | 12.00 | 54.50 |
| 5 | Anthony Anderson | Marshall | SO | RB | 2 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 1 | 11.50 | 51.00 |
| 6 | Jowan Davis | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 2 | 10.00 | 49.00 |
| 7 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 11.00 | 44.00 |
| 8 | Darik Dillard | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 36.00 |
| 9 | Robert Washington | Charlotte | FR | RB | 2 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 1 | 7.00 | 35.50 |
| 10 | Tony Pittman | Marshall | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 5.00 | 29.00 |
| 10 | Ben LeMay | Charlotte | FR | RB | 2 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 6.50 | 29.00 |
| 12 | Jeffery Wilson | N Texas | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 10.00 | 26.00 |
| 12 | George Payne | USM | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 11.00 | 26.00 |
| 14 | Matt Johnson | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.50 | 22.50 |
| 15 | Jackson Tyner | Rice | FR | QB | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 7.00 | 19.00 |
| 16 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 17 | Willy Ivery | N Texas | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 6.00 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Marquez Trigg | Western Ky | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Quinton Baker | Western Ky | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Andrew Tucker | N Texas | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Tez Parks | USM | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Kaare Vedvik | Marshall | JR | P | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 2.50 |
| 24 | Arthur Hart | Charlotte | JR | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Drew Eckels | Western Ky | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -6.00 |
| 26 | Tyler Wilson | N Texas | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -10.00 |
| 27 | J.T. Granato | Rice | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 5.00 | -14.00 |
| 27 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 4.00 | -14.00 |
| 27 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | -14 | -4.67 | 0 | 3.00 | -14.00 |
| 30 | Tyler Ferguson | Western Ky | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -15 | -15.00 | 0 | 1.00 | -15.00 |
| 31 | Kevin Olsen | Charlotte | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | -31 | -6.20 | 0 | 2.50 | -15.50 |
| 32 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 1 | 9 | -45 | -5.00 | 0 | 9.00 | -45.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.