2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 11 | 153 | 768 | 5.02 | 10 | 50 | 39 | 23 | 6 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 127 | 511 | 4.02 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 12 | 111 | 435 | 3.92 | 2 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 107 | 592 | 5.53 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 5 | Kent State | 10 | 99 | 568 | 5.74 | 4 | 85 | 21 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | Toledo | 9 | 96 | 447 | 4.66 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 2 |
| 7 | Ohio | 6 | 94 | 270 | 2.87 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 92 | 242 | 2.63 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Akron | 12 | 84 | 341 | 4.06 | 3 | 70 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 5 | 83 | 347 | 4.18 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 10 | 78 | 229 | 2.94 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 7 | 39 | 131 | 3.36 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||