2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 10 | 91 | 598 | 6.57 | 7 | 49 | 24 | 19 | 9 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 62 | 320 | 5.16 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Idaho | 7 | 50 | 257 | 5.14 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 55 | 242 | 4.40 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Troy | 8 | 50 | 172 | 3.44 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 8 | 71 | 169 | 2.38 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 4 | 39 | 133 | 3.41 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 35 | 105 | 3.00 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Texas State | 3 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||