2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvion Franklin | W Mich | JR | RB | 9 | 28 | 165 | 5.89 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | James Gilbert | Ball State | SO | RB | 10 | 30 | 100 | 3.33 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Jamauri Bogan | W Mich | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Joel Bouagnon | N Illinois | SR | TB | 10 | 23 | 118 | 5.13 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Kareem Hunt | Toledo | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Ian Eriksen | EMU | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 8 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jordan Johnson | Buffalo | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 5 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Alonzo Smith | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Terry Swanson | Toledo | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Devon Spalding | CMU | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Jordan Huff | N Illinois | JR | TB | 6 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Fred Coppet | BGSU | SR | RB | 10 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Jahray Hayes | CMU | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Donovan Wilson | BGSU | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Justin Rankin | Kent State | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Johnathan Hawkins | Buffalo | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 6 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Gus Ragland | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Art Thompkins | Toledo | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Damion Jones-Moore | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Manny Morgan | Akron | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Darian Green | Ball State | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Breck Turner | EMU | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jonathan Ward | CMU | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Teddy Williamson | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Josh Cleveland | BGSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Maleek Irons | Ohio | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Davon Tucker | W Mich | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mykel Traylor-Bennett | Akron | JR | TE | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Spencer McInnis | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Shaq Vann | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Quinton Maxwell | Ohio | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bo Hardy | Ohio | SR | S | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | James Knapke | BGSU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Tyrell Goodman | Akron | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Denzel Jones, Jr. | Akron | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Kavious Price | Kent State | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Maurice Thomas | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Emmanuel Reed | Buffalo | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Todd Porter | EMU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Anthony Maddie | N Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||