2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 102 | 506 | 4.96 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 10 | 65 | 318 | 4.89 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Memphis | 6 | 77 | 326 | 4.23 | 6 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Tulane | 7 | 41 | 151 | 3.68 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | SMU | 6 | 45 | 164 | 3.64 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 7 | 46 | 167 | 3.63 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | South Florida | 3 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 9 | 71 | 203 | 2.86 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Houston | 5 | 50 | 137 | 2.74 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Navy | 6 | 30 | 75 | 2.50 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | UCF | 5 | 37 | 92 | 2.49 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Temple | 5 | 55 | 51 | 0.93 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||