2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 5 | 35 | 120 | 3.43 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 33 | 104 | 3.15 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 30 | 252 | 8.40 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 27 | 177 | 6.56 | 2 | 81 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 25 | -14 | -0.56 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 131 | 5.95 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 5 | 19 | -5 | -0.26 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 95 | 5.28 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 2 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0.47 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 1 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 5 | 14 | -54 | -3.86 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 13 | 131 | 10.08 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Deionte Buckley | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 5 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | -22 | -2.20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | -22 | -2.44 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Nick Patti | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 2 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Jordan Carmouche | SMU | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Darrel Colbert Jr. | SMU | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -24 | -4.80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Garrett Anderson | UConn | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||