2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 98 | 288 | 2.94 | 2 | 32.67 | 96.00 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 2 | 109 | 524 | 4.81 | 2 | 54.50 | 262.00 |
| 3 | Ball State | 4 | 125 | 354 | 2.83 | 4 | 31.25 | 88.50 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 4 | 145 | 420 | 2.90 | 4 | 36.25 | 105.00 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 193 | 855 | 4.43 | 7 | 38.60 | 171.00 |
| 6 | Akron | 5 | 202 | 701 | 3.47 | 5 | 40.40 | 140.20 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 203 | 737 | 3.63 | 7 | 33.83 | 122.83 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 6 | 209 | 765 | 3.66 | 5 | 34.83 | 127.50 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 241 | 865 | 3.59 | 11 | 34.43 | 123.57 |
| 10 | Ohio | 8 | 273 | 848 | 3.11 | 4 | 34.13 | 106.00 |
| 11 | Toledo | 9 | 284 | 1132 | 3.99 | 3 | 31.56 | 125.78 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 13 | 417 | 1966 | 4.71 | 15 | 32.08 | 151.23 |