2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 77 | 429 | 5.57 | 7 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 69 | 372 | 5.39 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 9 | 57 | 106 | 1.86 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 9 | 55 | 113 | 2.05 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 8 | 50 | 216 | 4.32 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 9 | 50 | 181 | 3.62 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 45 | 266 | 5.91 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 239 | 5.43 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 209 | 5.50 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 38 | 191 | 5.03 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 35 | 122 | 3.49 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 34 | 139 | 4.09 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 33 | 265 | 8.03 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 32 | 155 | 4.84 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 30 | 203 | 6.77 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 30 | 151 | 5.03 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 7 | 30 | 77 | 2.57 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 9 | 29 | 80 | 2.76 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 28 | 147 | 5.25 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 7 | 24 | 146 | 6.08 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 22 | 85 | 3.86 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 191 | 9.55 | 3 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 20 | 182 | 9.10 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 20 | 169 | 8.45 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 6 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 77 | 4.05 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 5 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 4 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 5 | 13 | -6 | -0.46 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 7 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Isaiah Wright | Temple | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Tre Walker | Navy | SO | SB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Sam Craft | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||