2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 13 | 49 | 328 | 6.69 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 52 | 350 | 6.73 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 37 | 261 | 7.05 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 11 | 33 | 191 | 5.79 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 164 | 6.31 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 131 | 10.08 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 9 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kyle Postma | Houston | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 48 | 323 | 6.73 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 10 | 30 | 176 | 5.87 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 11 | 164 | 14.91 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 21 | 126 | 6.00 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 9 | 34 | 118 | 3.47 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 10 | 21 | 115 | 5.48 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 5 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 7 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 12 | 35 | 159 | 4.54 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 25 | 145 | 5.80 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 113 | 4.52 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 9 | 23 | 112 | 4.87 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 28 | 99 | 3.54 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 94 | 4.48 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Kevrin Justice | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 8 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 58 | 3.22 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | 47 | 2.14 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 5 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Myles Swain | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | David Hood | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Josh Burrell | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||