2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 13 | 277 | 1652 | 5.96 | 14 | 63 | 75 | 53 | 21 |
| 2 | Troy | 13 | 237 | 1179 | 4.97 | 13 | 66 | 67 | 34 | 10 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 308 | 1433 | 4.65 | 11 | 68 | 67 | 36 | 9 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 12 | 224 | 1068 | 4.77 | 5 | 51 | 60 | 38 | 9 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 254 | 1040 | 4.09 | 9 | 31 | 61 | 34 | 7 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 13 | 261 | 789 | 3.02 | 7 | 50 | 47 | 26 | 7 |
| 7 | Idaho | 13 | 253 | 1040 | 4.11 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 30 | 6 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 13 | 232 | 961 | 4.14 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 25 | 6 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 12 | 177 | 587 | 3.32 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 10 | Texas State | 12 | 223 | 535 | 2.40 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 277 | 1052 | 3.80 | 10 | 28 | 66 | 38 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||