2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 9 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 7 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 26 | 73 | 2.81 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 7 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Anthony Gargiulo | Navy | SO | FB | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||