2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | 11 | 140 | 555 | 3.96 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 123 | 703 | 5.72 | 6 | 68 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 3 | Troy | 11 | 111 | 395 | 3.56 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 12 | 107 | 560 | 5.23 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 9 | 93 | 303 | 3.26 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 82 | 410 | 5.00 | 5 | 68 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 66 | 331 | 5.02 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 7 | 63 | 209 | 3.32 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 53 | 96 | 1.81 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Texas State | 6 | 32 | 68 | 2.13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 4 | 27 | 96 | 3.56 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||