2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 10 | 136 | 969 | 7.13 | 10 | 92 | 45 | 32 | 9 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 133 | 797 | 5.99 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Tulane | 9 | 71 | 418 | 5.89 | 5 | 67 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 164 | 5.66 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 126 | 609 | 4.83 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
| 6 | Temple | 11 | 99 | 455 | 4.60 | 7 | 56 | 24 | 19 | 4 |
| 7 | SMU | 7 | 94 | 424 | 4.51 | 1 | 66 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 6 | 23 | 97 | 4.22 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 79 | 320 | 4.05 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 8 | 45 | 173 | 3.84 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Houston | 11 | 122 | 453 | 3.71 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | UCF | 11 | 100 | 267 | 2.67 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||