2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 22 | 108 | 4.91 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | UTSA | 4 | 41 | 118 | 2.88 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 30 | 133 | 4.43 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 39 | 159 | 4.08 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 46 | 252 | 5.48 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 47 | 361 | 7.68 | 8 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida International | 9 | 65 | 434 | 6.68 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 63 | 388 | 6.16 | 5 | 80 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 10 | UTEP | 7 | 68 | 374 | 5.50 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Marshall | 7 | 62 | 423 | 6.82 | 6 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Rice | 10 | 97 | 512 | 5.28 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | North Texas | 9 | 98 | 524 | 5.35 | 7 | 58 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||