2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 30 | 63 | 2.10 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 36 | 116 | 3.22 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 3 | 16 | -11 | -0.69 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Akron | 3 | 42 | 147 | 3.50 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | 73 | 312 | 4.27 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Ball State | 3 | 30 | 58 | 1.93 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 32 | 70 | 2.19 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Kent State | 2 | 30 | 118 | 3.93 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Toledo | 7 | 108 | 464 | 4.30 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 5 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 12 | 170 | 751 | 4.42 | 4 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||