2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 71 | 164 | 2.31 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 49 | 136 | 2.78 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Troy | 9 | 63 | 184 | 2.92 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 3 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 4 | 39 | 141 | 3.62 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 1 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 10 | 71 | 280 | 3.94 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Idaho | 8 | 76 | 337 | 4.43 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 46 | 231 | 5.02 | 4 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 35 | 177 | 5.06 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 6 | 64 | 340 | 5.31 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||