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 | Diquon Woodhouse | New Mexico | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 12 | 25 | 179 | 7.16 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 8 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 12 | 58 | 311 | 5.36 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 9 | 28 | 146 | 5.21 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 9 | 28 | 178 | 6.36 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 101 | 5.94 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 13 | 56 | 380 | 6.79 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 12 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 251 | 6.28 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 13 | 26 | 79 | 3.04 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 28 | 187 | 6.68 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 9 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 100 | 4.35 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 11 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 9 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Faton Bauta | CSU | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Quest Truxton | SDSU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 145 | 6.04 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 24 | 139 | 5.79 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 5 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Austin Conway | Wyoming | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 11 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Tim Crawley | SJSU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 10 | 32 | 121 | 3.78 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Rayshad Lewis | Utah State | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Josh Hokit | Fresno St | FR | LB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Tre Hartley | SJSU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nico Evans | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Shaun Wick | Wyoming | SR | RB | 11 | 29 | 125 | 4.31 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Alexander Mattison | Boise St | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Dejonte O'Neal | Fresno St | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 14 | 52 | 154 | 2.96 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 9 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||