2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 13 | 447 | 1302 | 2.91 | 16 | 34.38 | 100.15 |
| 2 | Temple | 14 | 510 | 1825 | 3.58 | 17 | 36.43 | 130.36 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 12 | 448 | 1753 | 3.91 | 19 | 37.33 | 146.08 |
| 4 | Navy | 14 | 546 | 2519 | 4.61 | 23 | 39.00 | 179.93 |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 472 | 1911 | 4.05 | 20 | 39.33 | 159.25 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 13 | 526 | 2292 | 4.36 | 28 | 40.46 | 176.31 |
| 7 | Memphis | 13 | 530 | 2664 | 5.03 | 28 | 40.77 | 204.92 |
| 8 | SMU | 12 | 498 | 2526 | 5.07 | 30 | 41.50 | 210.50 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 12 | 506 | 2742 | 5.42 | 34 | 42.17 | 228.50 |
| 10 | USF | 13 | 570 | 2554 | 4.48 | 29 | 43.85 | 196.46 |
| 11 | UCF | 13 | 576 | 2204 | 3.83 | 22 | 44.31 | 169.54 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 12 | 562 | 2275 | 4.05 | 17 | 46.83 | 189.58 |