2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 54 | 264 | 4.89 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 5 | 21 | 93 | 4.43 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 7 | 135 | 566 | 4.19 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 6 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 173 | 693 | 4.01 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 92 | 367 | 3.99 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 3 | 64 | 174 | 2.72 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 1 | 37 | 90 | 2.43 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Idaho | 4 | 72 | 156 | 2.17 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas State | 10 | 178 | 343 | 1.93 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 5 | 32 | 56 | 1.75 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Troy | 2 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||