2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 132 | 565 | 4.28 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 5 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 5 | 129 | 607 | 4.71 | 5 | 66 | 32 | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 30 | 216 | 7.20 | 4 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | UTEP | 7 | 63 | 179 | 2.84 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Rice | 8 | 134 | 592 | 4.42 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 110 | 413 | 3.75 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | North Texas | 9 | 96 | 353 | 3.68 | 2 | 71 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida International | 7 | 99 | 388 | 3.92 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 3 | 59 | 249 | 4.22 | 3 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 41 | 205 | 5.00 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Marshall | 8 | 114 | 356 | 3.12 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | UTSA | 2 | 32 | 115 | 3.59 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||