2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 2 | 36 | 57 | 1.58 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 3 | 36 | 122 | 3.39 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 47 | 132 | 2.81 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 3 | 57 | 219 | 3.84 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 40 | 246 | 6.15 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | North Texas | 4 | 48 | 258 | 5.38 | 3 | 83 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | UTSA | 5 | 72 | 319 | 4.43 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 88 | 424 | 4.82 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 122 | 429 | 3.52 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 8 | 139 | 567 | 4.08 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 6 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 193 | 604 | 3.13 | 5 | 71 | 36 | 22 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||