2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 9 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 6 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 11 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | UTSA | 8 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | UTEP | 6 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rice | 7 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 8 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 24 | 103 | 4.29 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | FIU | 7 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | North Texas | 8 | 21 | 181 | 8.62 | 2 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||