2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - In All Plays through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 13 | 578 | 3262 | 5.64 | 29 | 63 | 156 | 108 | 39 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 606 | 2690 | 4.44 | 24 | 68 | 139 | 75 | 22 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 586 | 2326 | 3.97 | 21 | 68 | 135 | 84 | 12 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 512 | 2176 | 4.25 | 21 | 61 | 122 | 66 | 16 |
| 5 | Troy | 13 | 485 | 2199 | 4.53 | 28 | 66 | 119 | 62 | 19 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 12 | 453 | 2037 | 4.50 | 13 | 51 | 119 | 72 | 16 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 13 | 517 | 1784 | 3.45 | 19 | 55 | 102 | 65 | 14 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 13 | 468 | 1893 | 4.04 | 25 | 70 | 100 | 54 | 14 |
| 9 | Idaho | 13 | 488 | 1921 | 3.94 | 24 | 55 | 98 | 55 | 10 |
| 10 | Texas State | 12 | 426 | 989 | 2.32 | 13 | 45 | 65 | 35 | 6 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 12 | 336 | 1052 | 3.13 | 10 | 35 | 63 | 35 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||