2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 116 | 422 | 3.64 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 10 | 66 | 254 | 3.85 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 7 | 53 | 230 | 4.34 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Troy | 6 | 39 | 182 | 4.67 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 63 | 216 | 3.43 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 5 | 31 | 243 | 7.84 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 9 | 48 | 135 | 2.81 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 33 | 110 | 3.33 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Texas State | 9 | 40 | 58 | 1.45 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 3 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Idaho | 4 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||