2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 14 | 203 | 1352 | 6.66 | 14 | 70 | 69 | 43 | 10 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 13 | 142 | 848 | 5.97 | 6 | 58 | 43 | 25 | 10 |
| 3 | South Florida | 13 | 135 | 857 | 6.35 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 6 |
| 4 | Memphis | 13 | 115 | 566 | 4.92 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 20 | 5 |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 160 | 756 | 4.73 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 10 |
| 6 | Houston | 13 | 158 | 565 | 3.58 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | Temple | 14 | 141 | 579 | 4.11 | 6 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | UCF | 13 | 128 | 488 | 3.81 | 7 | 61 | 30 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 12 | 92 | 514 | 5.59 | 5 | 81 | 24 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 12 | 92 | 383 | 4.16 | 4 | 67 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | SMU | 12 | 104 | 503 | 4.84 | 1 | 66 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 12 | 103 | 307 | 2.98 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||