2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 7 | -20 | -2.86 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 8 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Texas State | 7 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Idaho | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 5 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||