2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 13 | 266 | 1821 | 6.85 | 24 | 85 | 51 | 53 | 19 |
| 2 | Tulane | 12 | 255 | 1426 | 5.59 | 8 | 84 | 32 | 34 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 12 | 207 | 801 | 3.87 | 1 | 79 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | Memphis | 13 | 252 | 1162 | 4.61 | 13 | 71 | 38 | 39 | 10 |
| 5 | Navy | 14 | 343 | 2024 | 5.90 | 26 | 70 | 54 | 55 | 17 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 12 | 190 | 818 | 4.31 | 7 | 67 | 25 | 26 | 6 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 244 | 1138 | 4.66 | 7 | 66 | 27 | 29 | 11 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 13 | 349 | 2078 | 5.95 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 19 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 228 | 752 | 3.30 | 12 | 61 | 20 | 22 | 5 |
| 10 | Houston | 13 | 259 | 935 | 3.61 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 7 |
| 11 | Temple | 14 | 300 | 1402 | 4.67 | 17 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 11 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 12 | 201 | 759 | 3.78 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 26 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||