2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 217 | 1201 | 5.53 | 19 | 31.00 | 171.57 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 240 | 772 | 3.22 | 7 | 34.29 | 110.29 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 6 | 208 | 944 | 4.54 | 13 | 34.67 | 157.33 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 342 | 1398 | 4.09 | 21 | 38.00 | 155.33 |
| 5 | UTSA | 7 | 272 | 1264 | 4.65 | 14 | 38.86 | 180.57 |
| 6 | Florida International | 5 | 196 | 1034 | 5.28 | 13 | 39.20 | 206.80 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 7 | 278 | 1258 | 4.53 | 16 | 39.71 | 179.71 |
| 8 | UTEP | 5 | 201 | 1124 | 5.59 | 10 | 40.20 | 224.80 |
| 9 | Rice | 6 | 251 | 1388 | 5.53 | 16 | 41.83 | 231.33 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 364 | 1674 | 4.60 | 22 | 45.50 | 209.25 |
| 11 | Marshall | 5 | 231 | 1199 | 5.19 | 13 | 46.20 | 239.80 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 286 | 1645 | 5.75 | 28 | 47.67 | 274.17 |
| 13 | North Texas | 7 | 366 | 2066 | 5.64 | 22 | 52.29 | 295.14 |