2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 51 | 415 | 8.14 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 51 | 258 | 5.06 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 50 | 285 | 5.70 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 37 | 235 | 6.35 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 53 | 315 | 5.94 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 7 | 49 | 253 | 5.16 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 38 | 190 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 23 | 143 | 6.22 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 45 | 262 | 5.82 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 7 | 45 | 136 | 3.02 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 9 | 20 | 31 | 1.55 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 119 | 3.97 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 5 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 7 | 19 | 146 | 7.68 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 106 | 4.24 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 7 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 5 | 20 | 76 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Matt Davis | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Tago Smith | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 7 | 24 | 44 | 1.83 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Kyle Postma | Houston | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Brown | Navy | JR | SB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||