2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 13 | 198 | 754 | 3.81 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 3 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 13 | 260 | 794 | 3.05 | 6 | 61 | 51 | 32 | 10 |
| 3 | Idaho | 13 | 232 | 899 | 3.88 | 8 | 55 | 53 | 30 | 9 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 244 | 918 | 3.76 | 8 | 35 | 53 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 227 | 954 | 4.20 | 7 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 11 |
| 5 | Troy | 13 | 228 | 974 | 4.27 | 9 | 70 | 55 | 33 | 8 |
| 7 | Texas State | 12 | 276 | 1144 | 4.14 | 13 | 71 | 61 | 30 | 6 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 13 | 310 | 1365 | 4.40 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 16 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 12 | 285 | 1490 | 5.23 | 19 | 75 | 70 | 52 | 10 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 267 | 1392 | 5.21 | 12 | 80 | 74 | 50 | 15 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 12 | 309 | 1443 | 4.67 | 17 | 46 | 77 | 39 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||