2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 29 | 281 | 9.69 | 3 | 29.00 | 281.00 |
| 2 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 6.00 | 52.00 |
| 3 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 1 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 1 | 14.00 | 101.00 |
| 4 | Faton Bauta | CSU | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 36.00 |
| 5 | Juwan Washington | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 28.00 |
| 6 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | SO | RB | 1 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 1 | 19.00 | 112.00 |
| 7 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 69 | 370 | 5.36 | 5 | 23.00 | 123.33 |
| 8 | Diocemy Saint Juste | Hawai'i | JR | RB | 3 | 34 | 167 | 4.91 | 1 | 11.33 | 55.67 |
| 9 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 0 | 14.00 | 67.00 |
| 10 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 35 | 164 | 4.69 | 3 | 11.67 | 54.67 |
| 11 | Johnny Stanton | UNLV | JR | QB | 1 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 1 | 10.00 | 46.00 |
| 12 | Daryl Chestnut | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 9.00 | 41.00 |
| 13 | Deontae Cooper | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 25 | 109 | 4.36 | 0 | 12.50 | 54.50 |
| 14 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 2 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 0 | 12.00 | 52.00 |
| 15 | Izzy Matthews | CSU | SO | RB | 2 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 7.00 | 30.00 |
| 16 | Tonny Lindsey | Utah State | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 17 | Detrich Clark | CSU | JR | WR | 2 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 1 | 4.00 | 16.50 |
| 18 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 2 | 25 | 100 | 4.00 | 0 | 12.50 | 50.00 |
| 18 | Paul Harris | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 1 | 6.33 | 25.33 |
| 20 | Marvin Kinsey, Jr. | CSU | FR | RB | 2 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 1 | 6.50 | 24.50 |
| 21 | Alexander Mattison | Boise St | FR | RB | 3 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 15.00 |
| 22 | Rashaad Penny | SDSU | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 8.00 | 28.00 |
| 23 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 5.00 | 16.00 |
| 24 | Devante Mays | Utah State | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 8.00 | 24.00 |
| 25 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 49 | 2.88 | 1 | 17.00 | 49.00 |
| 26 | James Butler | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 14.00 | 38.00 |
| 27 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 9.00 | 23.00 |
| 28 | Dontel James | Fresno St | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 12.00 | 20.00 |
| 29 | Justen Hervey | Utah State | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 0 | 4.67 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 0 | 15.00 | 10.00 |
| 33 | Dejonte O'Neal | Fresno St | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 5.00 | -2.00 |
| 35 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 7.00 | -3.00 |
| 36 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 1 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 6.00 | -3.00 |
| 37 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 3 | 14 | -8 | -0.57 | 0 | 4.67 | -2.67 |
| 38 | Josh Love | SJSU | FR | QB | 2 | 8 | -31 | -3.88 | 0 | 4.00 | -15.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.