2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 13 | 139 | 787 | 5.66 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 24 | 9 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 174 | 800 | 4.60 | 5 | 54 | 47 | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 13 | 117 | 487 | 4.16 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 20 | 4 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 12 | 126 | 583 | 4.63 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 141 | 561 | 3.98 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 118 | 586 | 4.97 | 5 | 61 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 13 | 113 | 507 | 4.49 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Troy | 13 | 113 | 410 | 3.63 | 7 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 12 | 80 | 249 | 3.11 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Idaho | 13 | 96 | 312 | 3.25 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Texas State | 12 | 101 | 244 | 2.42 | 5 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||