2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 22 | 85 | 3.86 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 2 | 30 | 147 | 4.90 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 36 | 141 | 3.92 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 44 | 99 | 2.25 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 58 | 279 | 4.81 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | UCF | 7 | 98 | 316 | 3.22 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Houston | 7 | 108 | 209 | 1.94 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 7 | 132 | 520 | 3.94 | 3 | 66 | 29 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 7 | 144 | 602 | 4.18 | 7 | 84 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| 10 | South Florida | 9 | 148 | 629 | 4.25 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 23 | 3 |
| 11 | Temple | 8 | 161 | 530 | 3.29 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||