2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 10 | 103 | 679 | 6.59 | 8 | 79 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 2 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 7 | 41 | 262 | 6.39 | 2 | 68 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 46 | 323 | 7.02 | 5 | 60 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 10 | 72 | 417 | 5.79 | 7 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 10 | 29 | 165 | 5.69 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Rayshad Lewis | Utah State | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 9 | 45 | 293 | 6.51 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 229 | 5.20 | 8 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Collin Hill | CSU | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jaxson Kincaide | Nevada | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 9 | 25 | 195 | 7.80 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 11 | 86 | 455 | 5.29 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 145 | 6.90 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 9 | 33 | 248 | 7.52 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 15 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 6 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Parker Wilson | Air Force | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 8 | 32 | 197 | 6.16 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 6 | 25 | 174 | 6.96 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 37 | 189 | 5.11 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Sean Wale | Boise St | SR | P | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 4 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 167 | 5.76 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 26 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 5 | 37 | 125 | 3.38 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Alexander Mattison | Boise St | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Malik Roberson | SJSU | SO | RB | 2 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Shayne Davern | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 5 | 38 | 149 | 3.92 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 1 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 8 | 40 | 156 | 3.90 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Tanner Gentry | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Nick Stevens | CSU | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | LaJuan Hunt | Utah State | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jamire Jordan | Fresno St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Ben Scruton | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Dameon Gamblin | New Mexico | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | D.J. Johnson | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 44 | 166 | 3.77 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||