2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 14 | 130 | 829 | 6.38 | 7 | 62 | 68 | 25 | 10 |
| 2 | Tulane | 12 | 112 | 399 | 3.56 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | South Florida | 13 | 98 | 535 | 5.46 | 4 | 48 | 46 | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | UCF | 13 | 97 | 255 | 2.63 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 13 | 94 | 273 | 2.90 | 9 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Houston | 13 | 93 | 211 | 2.27 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 12 | 83 | 259 | 3.12 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Temple | 14 | 71 | 186 | 2.62 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | SMU | 12 | 70 | 206 | 2.94 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Memphis | 13 | 64 | 188 | 2.94 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 12 | 57 | 162 | 2.84 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 12 | 42 | 106 | 2.52 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||