2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 644 | 3857 | 5.99 | 54 | 53.67 | 321.42 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 12 | 628 | 3341 | 5.32 | 33 | 52.33 | 278.42 |
| 3 | Tulane | 11 | 558 | 2619 | 4.69 | 25 | 50.73 | 238.09 |
| 4 | USF | 11 | 496 | 3254 | 6.56 | 41 | 45.09 | 295.82 |
| 5 | Houston | 11 | 488 | 1759 | 3.60 | 28 | 44.36 | 159.91 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 485 | 2109 | 4.35 | 24 | 40.42 | 175.75 |
| 7 | Memphis | 11 | 420 | 1645 | 3.92 | 19 | 38.18 | 149.55 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 410 | 1410 | 3.44 | 20 | 41.00 | 141.00 |
| 9 | SMU | 10 | 399 | 1715 | 4.30 | 14 | 39.90 | 171.50 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 10 | 354 | 1245 | 3.52 | 10 | 35.40 | 124.50 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10 | 340 | 1221 | 3.59 | 6 | 34.00 | 122.10 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 307 | 1298 | 4.23 | 12 | 34.11 | 144.22 |