2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 79 | 253 | 3.20 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Kent State | 12 | 82 | 363 | 4.43 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Akron | 12 | 87 | 369 | 4.24 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | Toledo | 13 | 67 | 267 | 3.99 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio | 14 | 100 | 307 | 3.07 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 76 | 252 | 3.32 | 3 | 44 | 37 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 13 | 78 | 313 | 4.01 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 14 | 64 | 297 | 4.64 | 2 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Ball State | 12 | 75 | 358 | 4.77 | 2 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 83 | 257 | 3.10 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 12 | 78 | 392 | 5.03 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 12 | 103 | 498 | 4.83 | 9 | 70 | 46 | 18 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||