2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 125 | 619 | 4.95 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston | 9 | 93 | 400 | 4.30 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | SMU | 12 | 79 | 468 | 5.92 | 5 | 49 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | UCF | 12 | 96 | 297 | 3.09 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | South Florida | 9 | 57 | 391 | 6.86 | 6 | 63 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 12 | 103 | 352 | 3.42 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Temple | 12 | 80 | 317 | 3.96 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 12 | 68 | 316 | 4.65 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 68 | 251 | 3.69 | 1 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 10 | 69 | 261 | 3.78 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Tulane | 8 | 69 | 232 | 3.36 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Memphis | 9 | 46 | 153 | 3.33 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||