2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 10 | 72 | 192 | 2.67 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 9 | 95 | 383 | 4.03 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 89 | 255 | 2.87 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Texas State | 8 | 67 | 338 | 5.04 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 5 | 62 | 320 | 5.16 | 4 | 63 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 12 | 76 | 376 | 4.95 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 115 | 451 | 3.92 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 90 | 434 | 4.82 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 5 |
| 8 | Troy | 13 | 152 | 536 | 3.53 | 4 | 70 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 8 | Idaho | 11 | 153 | 684 | 4.47 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 11 | 159 | 715 | 4.50 | 7 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||