2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIU | 3 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 6 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 7 | 14 | -15 | -1.07 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 8 | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 10 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rice | 6 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | UTSA | 12 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | North Texas | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||