2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 9 | 75 | 418 | 5.57 | 5 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | UTEP | 8 | 74 | 421 | 5.69 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 42 | 191 | 4.55 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | North Texas | 9 | 76 | 151 | 1.99 | 3 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Florida International | 10 | 66 | 245 | 3.71 | 6 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 40 | 168 | 4.20 | 2 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 4 | 35 | 163 | 4.66 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | UTSA | 5 | 52 | 119 | 2.29 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 26 | 168 | 6.46 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 6 | 48 | 107 | 2.23 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Marshall | 8 | 47 | 106 | 2.26 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 8 | -34 | -4.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||