2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 13 | 99 | 636 | 6.42 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 58 | 333 | 5.74 | 7 | 71 | 29 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | UTSA | 13 | 75 | 179 | 2.39 | 6 | 92 | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | UTEP | 12 | 55 | 403 | 7.33 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 52 | 281 | 5.40 | 5 | 63 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 65 | 262 | 4.03 | 5 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 12 | 79 | 272 | 3.44 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Rice | 12 | 91 | 190 | 2.09 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Florida International | 12 | 63 | 173 | 2.75 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | North Texas | 13 | 72 | 256 | 3.56 | 3 | 71 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Marshall | 12 | 65 | 162 | 2.49 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 68 | 196 | 2.88 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 74 | 158 | 2.14 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||