2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 11 | 19 | 129 | 6.79 | 6 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 32 | 194 | 6.06 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 23 | 179 | 7.78 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 149 | 6.21 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 9 | 22 | 81 | 3.68 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 9 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Diquon Woodhouse | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Cronk | Fresno St | SO | OL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kaiwi Chung | Hawai'i | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | D.J. Johnson | Air Force | SR | RB | 10 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Shayne Davern | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Xzaviar Campbell | UNLV | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Malik Roberson | SJSU | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 9 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaxson Kincaide | Nevada | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Alexander Mattison | Boise St | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Parker Wilson | Air Force | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Damion Hobbs | Utah State | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rahshead Johnson | SJSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Collin Hill | CSU | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||