2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0.94 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida International | 2 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | UTEP | 4 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 39 | 123 | 3.15 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 60 | 132 | 2.20 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | North Texas | 5 | 23 | 156 | 6.78 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 5 | 34 | 172 | 5.06 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 49 | 224 | 4.57 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 10 | 88 | 283 | 3.22 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 91 | 353 | 3.88 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | UTSA | 8 | 92 | 391 | 4.25 | 3 | 80 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 95 | 447 | 4.71 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||