2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 13 | 35 | 93 | 2.66 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 11 | 20 | 43 | 2.15 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 51 | 152 | 2.98 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | UTSA | 13 | 37 | 115 | 3.11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Florida International | 11 | 32 | 161 | 5.03 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 12 | 37 | 118 | 3.19 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 11 | 24 | 109 | 4.54 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 35 | 165 | 4.71 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 23 | 176 | 7.65 | 2 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | North Texas | 13 | 47 | 365 | 7.77 | 9 | 65 | 30 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 30 | 157 | 5.23 | 3 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Rice | 11 | 35 | 222 | 6.34 | 3 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||