2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 10 | 87 | 313 | 3.60 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 9 | 91 | 451 | 4.96 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 9 | 84 | 278 | 3.31 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Houston | 12 | 112 | 406 | 3.63 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 5 | SMU | 10 | 146 | 600 | 4.11 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Navy | 11 | 85 | 436 | 5.13 | 3 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 10 | 73 | 232 | 3.18 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | UCF | 9 | 100 | 376 | 3.76 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 84 | 448 | 5.33 | 6 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 6 | 37 | 189 | 5.11 | 3 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Temple | 12 | 129 | 607 | 4.71 | 4 | 71 | 31 | 23 | 2 |
| 12 | South Florida | 13 | 161 | 869 | 5.40 | 7 | 76 | 40 | 26 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||