2016 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 10 | 111 | 656 | 5.91 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 10 |
| 2 | UTEP | 6 | 51 | 285 | 5.59 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 74 | 412 | 5.57 | 7 | 70 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 70 | 390 | 5.57 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 82 | 416 | 5.07 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 88 | 434 | 4.93 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 3 |
| 7 | UTSA | 10 | 104 | 494 | 4.75 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 6 | 62 | 221 | 3.56 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Rice | 6 | 33 | 101 | 3.06 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | North Texas | 6 | 62 | 182 | 2.94 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Florida International | 6 | 46 | 135 | 2.93 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 5 | 39 | 107 | 2.74 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 89 | 232 | 2.61 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||