2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Troy | 8 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Idaho | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 5 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas State | 9 | 14 | -20 | -1.43 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | -25 | -6.25 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||