2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 6 | 37 | 351 | 9.49 | 4 | 85 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 9 | 25 | 160 | 6.40 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 10 | 78 | 347 | 4.45 | 3 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 144 | 12.00 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 262 | 5.95 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 9 | 29 | 122 | 4.21 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Gerold Bright | Utah State | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 9 | 25 | 230 | 9.20 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | D.J. Johnson | Air Force | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 115 | 4.79 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 38 | 289 | 7.61 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 15 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 118 | 4.92 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 8 | 34 | 94 | 2.76 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Shayne Davern | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 110 | 4.78 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 3 | 18 | 101 | 5.61 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 6 | 23 | 101 | 4.39 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Justen Hervey | Utah State | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 7 | 39 | 88 | 2.26 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Faton Bauta | CSU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Jacobi Owens | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 28 | 133 | 4.75 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Tim Crawley | SJSU | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 5 | 45 | 154 | 3.42 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Collin Hill | CSU | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 9 | 58 | 254 | 4.38 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Hokit | Fresno St | FR | LB | 2 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Ronald Cleveland | Air Force | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 6 | 43 | 181 | 4.21 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Malik Roberson | SJSU | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 5 | 24 | 92 | 3.83 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 8 | 27 | 69 | 2.56 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | LaJuan Hunt | Utah State | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||