2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 8 | -26 | -3.25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | -3 | -0.33 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0.39 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | North Texas | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida International | 6 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.55 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | UTEP | 6 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Marshall | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Rice | 7 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||