2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 30 | 208 | 6.93 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Ball State | 6 | 57 | 303 | 5.32 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 58 | 300 | 5.17 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 8 | 42 | 215 | 5.12 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Akron | 7 | 83 | 400 | 4.82 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio | 6 | 49 | 229 | 4.67 | 1 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 2 | 45 | 202 | 4.49 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 8 | 97 | 406 | 4.19 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 60 | 247 | 4.12 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Kent State | 7 | 55 | 221 | 4.02 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 11 | 80 | 287 | 3.59 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 44 | 83 | 1.89 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||