2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 1 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 36 | 198 | 5.50 | 3 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 36 | 206 | 5.72 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 46 | 375 | 8.15 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 17 | 149 | 8.76 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Jahmaal Daniel | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 51 | 344 | 6.75 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 14 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Rowdy Simon | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 8 | 48 | 332 | 6.92 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 19 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 36 | 168 | 4.67 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 31 | 192 | 6.19 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 5 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 5 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 22 | 64 | 2.91 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 148 | 6.73 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Myles Swain | Navy | SR | FB | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Kyle Postma | Houston | JR | QB | 4 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 5 | 19 | 95 | 5.00 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 22 | 49 | 2.23 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 6 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Josh Burrell | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Freddie Johnson | Temple | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 52 | 234 | 4.50 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 41 | 202 | 4.93 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 19 | 77 | 4.05 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Malcolm Perry | Navy | FR | QB | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Nick Patti | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Andrew Zuckerman | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Chris Barr | S Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | David Hood | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | C.J. Jones | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 4 | 29 | 95 | 3.28 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||