2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'Tavius Mathers | MTSU | SR | RB | 10 | 68 | 369 | 5.43 | 5 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Keion Davis | Marshall | SO | RB | 6 | 55 | 211 | 3.84 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Kalif Phillips | Charlotte | SR | RB | 11 | 50 | 171 | 3.42 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Aaron Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 10 | 49 | 403 | 8.22 | 5 | 83 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Alex Gardner | FIU | JR | RB | 8 | 48 | 234 | 4.88 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Devin Singletary | FAU | FR | RB | 9 | 44 | 302 | 6.86 | 4 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 5 | 39 | 174 | 4.46 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jarveon Williams | UTSA | SR | RB | 8 | 39 | 99 | 2.54 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ito Smith | USM | JR | RB | 8 | 36 | 222 | 6.17 | 1 | 70 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Jalen Rhodes | UTSA | SO | RB | 5 | 36 | 179 | 4.97 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Jeffery Wilson | N Texas | JR | RB | 9 | 35 | 248 | 7.09 | 5 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 32 | 81 | 2.53 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Jones | FIU | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 121 | 4.32 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Hasaan Klugh | Charlotte | SO | QB | 5 | 26 | 116 | 4.46 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Gregory Howell, Jr. | FAU | JR | RB | 8 | 26 | 96 | 3.69 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jarred Craft | La Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 94 | 3.76 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 8 | 24 | 31 | 1.29 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Robert Washington | Charlotte | FR | RB | 7 | 23 | 162 | 7.04 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Hyleck Foster | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 117 | 5.57 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Jason Driskel | FAU | SO | QB | 7 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Anderson | Marshall | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Samuel Stewart | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Alex McGough | FIU | JR | QB | 7 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Ray Lawry | ODU | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Austin Walter | Rice | SO | RB | 9 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 7 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Chase Litton | Marshall | SO | QB | 6 | 15 | -54 | -3.60 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tony Pittman | Marshall | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Jowan Davis | Rice | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | George Payne | USM | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 6 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Boston Scott | La Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kerrith Whyte, Jr. | FAU | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | FR | QB | 3 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Willy Ivery | N Texas | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Darik Dillard | Rice | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kavika Johnson | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Terelle West | MTSU | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Matt Johnson | Charlotte | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Daniel Parr | FAU | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Walter Dawn | UTEP | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Nate German | Rice | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Emmanuel Esukpa | Rice | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jared Johnson | UTSA | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||