2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Idaho | 3 | 31 | 138 | 4.45 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 72 | 195 | 2.71 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Troy | 6 | 47 | 203 | 4.32 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 7 | 82 | 264 | 3.22 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 69 | 383 | 5.55 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Texas State | 11 | 77 | 422 | 5.48 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 93 | 477 | 5.13 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 8 | 112 | 571 | 5.10 | 7 | 58 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 9 | 147 | 647 | 4.40 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 9 | 118 | 684 | 5.80 | 6 | 68 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||