2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 14 | 107 | 540 | 5.05 | 10 | 27 | 63 | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 77 | 369 | 4.79 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 12 | 70 | 247 | 3.53 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 13 | 52 | 130 | 2.50 | 4 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 72 | 332 | 4.61 | 3 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Kent State | 12 | 84 | 283 | 3.37 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 12 | 82 | 115 | 1.40 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 14 | 92 | 410 | 4.46 | 2 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 89 | 335 | 3.76 | 2 | 70 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Toledo | 13 | 58 | 332 | 5.72 | 2 | 63 | 32 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Ball State | 12 | 75 | 182 | 2.43 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Akron | 12 | 73 | 317 | 4.34 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||