2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 11 | 120 | 708 | 5.90 | 10 | 85 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 64 | 379 | 5.92 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | UCF | 9 | 78 | 355 | 4.55 | 7 | 63 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Memphis | 7 | 52 | 314 | 6.04 | 4 | 55 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 5 | 34 | 271 | 7.97 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | 35 | 121 | 3.46 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Temple | 10 | 60 | 302 | 5.03 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | SMU | 5 | 47 | 188 | 4.00 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 3 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 2 | 23 | 112 | 4.87 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25 | 111 | 4.44 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||