2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 12 | 58 | 311 | 5.36 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 13 | 56 | 380 | 6.79 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 14 | 52 | 154 | 2.96 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 251 | 6.28 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | D.J. Johnson | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 33 | 149 | 4.52 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 10 | 32 | 121 | 3.78 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Shaun Wick | Wyoming | SR | RB | 11 | 29 | 125 | 4.31 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 28 | 187 | 6.68 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 9 | 28 | 178 | 6.36 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 11 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 9 | 28 | 146 | 5.21 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 28 | 112 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 13 | 26 | 79 | 3.04 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 12 | 25 | 179 | 7.16 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 145 | 6.04 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 24 | 139 | 5.79 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 9 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 100 | 4.35 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 11 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 9 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 9 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 8 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | Alexander Mattison | Boise St | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 9 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 101 | 5.94 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 4 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Malik Roberson | SJSU | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 10 | 17 | 36 | 2.12 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Xzaviar Campbell | UNLV | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Jaxson Kincaide | Nevada | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Diquon Woodhouse | New Mexico | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Shayne Davern | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 5 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 42 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Ty Gangi | Nevada | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | -7 | -0.78 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||