2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Troy | 4 | 24 | 75 | 3.13 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 5 | 32 | 104 | 3.25 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Idaho | 4 | 21 | 70 | 3.33 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 5 | 50 | 201 | 4.02 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 87 | 381 | 4.38 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 8 | 54 | 240 | 4.44 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Texas State | 10 | 62 | 313 | 5.05 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 8 | 76 | 399 | 5.25 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 45 | 258 | 5.73 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 62 | 447 | 7.21 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||