2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 15 | -27 | -1.80 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Troy | 8 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Idaho | 8 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 8 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas State | 7 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 9 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 8 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||