2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 8 | 41 | 195 | 4.76 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | UTSA | 10 | 49 | 203 | 4.14 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 72 | 230 | 3.19 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 76 | 322 | 4.24 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 11 | 90 | 347 | 3.86 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Rice | 9 | 55 | 361 | 6.56 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 85 | 393 | 4.62 | 8 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 11 | 77 | 395 | 5.13 | 6 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 74 | 395 | 5.34 | 4 | 72 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Florida International | 11 | 68 | 403 | 5.93 | 6 | 68 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 87 | 425 | 4.89 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | North Texas | 12 | 113 | 494 | 4.37 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Marshall | 10 | 85 | 530 | 6.24 | 8 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||