2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 7 | 95 | 505 | 5.32 | 8 | 80 | 29 | 18 | 6 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 64 | 492 | 7.69 | 8 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 10 | 79 | 369 | 4.67 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 68 | 353 | 5.19 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | North Texas | 4 | 27 | 186 | 6.89 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 42 | 252 | 6.00 | 3 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida International | 2 | 29 | 242 | 8.34 | 3 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5 | 40 | 189 | 4.73 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | UTEP | 3 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 52 | 219 | 4.21 | 3 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Rice | 2 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||