2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 43 | 289 | 6.72 | 4 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 41 | 324 | 7.90 | 5 | 85 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 28 | 237 | 8.46 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 28 | 114 | 4.07 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 6 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 27 | 81 | 3.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 26 | 120 | 4.62 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 21 | 136 | 6.48 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 4 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mulbah Car | Houston | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | -9 | -1.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Matt Davis | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tago Smith | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Nick Sharga | Temple | JR | FB | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Myles Swain | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Deionte Buckley | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jager Gardner | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||