2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy | 10 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 8 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas State | 7 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 7 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 10 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 6 | 9 | -47 | -5.22 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 18 | 21 | 1.17 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 6 | 7 | -19 | -2.71 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Idaho | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||