2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 34 | 197 | 5.79 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | South Florida | 11 | 23 | 166 | 7.22 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Houston | 13 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 27 | 115 | 4.26 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Memphis | 9 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 8 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | UCF | 9 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 8 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 7 | 11 | -18 | -1.64 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Temple | 4 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||