2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 12 | 114 | 480 | 4.21 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 12 | 101 | 396 | 3.92 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 13 | 119 | 403 | 3.39 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 12 | 138 | 566 | 4.10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | 13 | 2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 114 | 394 | 3.46 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| 5 | Houston | 13 | 136 | 461 | 3.39 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | Temple | 14 | 148 | 414 | 2.80 | 5 | 63 | 25 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 150 | 506 | 3.37 | 5 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | Navy | 14 | 157 | 617 | 3.93 | 4 | 26 | 36 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | South Florida | 13 | 139 | 624 | 4.49 | 9 | 76 | 30 | 20 | 8 |
| 11 | Memphis | 13 | 142 | 798 | 5.62 | 7 | 66 | 36 | 25 | 10 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 12 | 140 | 885 | 6.32 | 10 | 65 | 37 | 27 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||