2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 11 | 27 | 110 | 4.07 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Navy | 10 | 23 | 58 | 2.52 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 9 | 13 | 222 | 17.08 | 4 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | UCF | 11 | 20 | 22 | 1.10 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 18 | -4 | -0.22 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 7 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Temple | 9 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 8 | 12 | -18 | -1.50 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 6 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 6 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | SMU | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||