2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 5 | 147 | 728 | 4.95 | 9 | 29.40 | 145.60 |
| 2 | James Gilbert | Ball State | SO | RB | 4 | 107 | 657 | 6.14 | 8 | 26.75 | 164.25 |
| 3 | Anthony Maddie | N Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 58 | 424 | 7.31 | 6 | 14.50 | 106.00 |
| 4 | Jarvion Franklin | W Mich | JR | RB | 4 | 109 | 696 | 6.39 | 5 | 27.25 | 174.00 |
| 5 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | JR | RB | 4 | 55 | 416 | 7.56 | 3 | 13.75 | 104.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Johnson | Buffalo | SR | RB | 5 | 73 | 507 | 6.95 | 3 | 14.60 | 101.40 |
| 5 | Fred Coppet | BGSU | SR | RB | 4 | 71 | 360 | 5.07 | 3 | 17.75 | 90.00 |
| 5 | Maleek Irons | Ohio | SO | RB | 3 | 41 | 207 | 5.05 | 3 | 13.67 | 69.00 |
| 5 | Breck Turner | EMU | FR | RB | 5 | 56 | 283 | 5.05 | 3 | 11.20 | 56.60 |
| 5 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 4 | 51 | 149 | 2.92 | 3 | 12.75 | 37.25 |
| 5 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 5 | 48 | 167 | 3.48 | 3 | 9.60 | 33.40 |
| 5 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 21 | 42 | 2.00 | 3 | 5.25 | 10.50 |
| 5 | Mykel Traylor-Bennett | Akron | JR | TE | 4 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.00 | 6.50 |
| 14 | Kareem Hunt | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 89 | 377 | 4.24 | 2 | 22.25 | 94.25 |
| 14 | Devon Spalding | CMU | JR | RB | 5 | 77 | 438 | 5.69 | 2 | 15.40 | 87.60 |
| 14 | Alonzo Smith | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 73 | 272 | 3.73 | 2 | 14.60 | 54.40 |
| 14 | Davon Tucker | W Mich | FR | RB | 3 | 27 | 141 | 5.22 | 2 | 9.00 | 47.00 |
| 14 | Tra'Von Chapman | Akron | JR | QB | 5 | 36 | 171 | 4.75 | 2 | 7.20 | 34.20 |
| 14 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 5 | 39 | 90 | 2.31 | 2 | 7.80 | 18.00 |
| 14 | Jamauri Bogan | W Mich | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 2 | 4.33 | 13.67 |
| 21 | Joel Bouagnon | N Illinois | SR | TB | 4 | 59 | 310 | 5.25 | 1 | 14.75 | 77.50 |
| 21 | Terry Swanson | Toledo | JR | RB | 4 | 46 | 288 | 6.26 | 1 | 11.50 | 72.00 |
| 21 | Van Edwards, Jr. | Akron | SO | RB | 5 | 54 | 258 | 4.78 | 1 | 10.80 | 51.60 |
| 21 | Kenny Young | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 21 | 210 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.20 | 42.00 |
| 21 | Jahray Hayes | CMU | SR | RB | 5 | 54 | 195 | 3.61 | 1 | 10.80 | 39.00 |
| 21 | Justin Rankin | Kent State | FR | RB | 4 | 39 | 151 | 3.87 | 1 | 9.75 | 37.75 |
| 21 | Gus Ragland | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 3 | 37 | 77 | 2.08 | 1 | 12.33 | 25.67 |
| 21 | Aregeros Turner | N Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 1 | 2.00 | 21.50 |
| 21 | Spencer McInnis | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 5 | 25 | 85 | 3.40 | 1 | 5.00 | 17.00 |
| 21 | Fabian Johnson | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 1.25 | 16.50 |
| 21 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 5 | 23 | 42 | 1.83 | 1 | 4.60 | 8.40 |
| 21 | Willie Parker | EMU | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 2.67 | 6.67 |
| 21 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 5 | 37 | 18 | 0.49 | 1 | 7.40 | 3.60 |
| 21 | Christian Blake | N Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 3.00 |