2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 24 | 55 | 2.29 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 22 | 128 | 5.82 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 4 | 46 | 152 | 3.30 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Troy | 1 | 27 | 157 | 5.81 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 3 | 56 | 236 | 4.21 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 3 | 66 | 398 | 6.03 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 67 | 267 | 3.99 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Idaho | 4 | 66 | 359 | 5.44 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 7 | 157 | 895 | 5.70 | 9 | 75 | 41 | 28 | 7 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 194 | 1196 | 6.16 | 12 | 83 | 54 | 32 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas State | 10 | 236 | 1091 | 4.62 | 10 | 61 | 59 | 32 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||