2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Lazedrick Thompson | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 140 | 7.00 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 46 | 313 | 6.80 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 145 | 5.80 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 9 | 29 | 161 | 5.55 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 4 | 22 | 101 | 4.59 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 43 | 176 | 4.09 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Shawn White | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 80 | 3.48 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 25 | 86 | 3.44 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 7 | 28 | 88 | 3.14 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 4 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Chad Banschbach | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ron Johnson | UConn | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jawon Hamilton | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Chris High | Navy | JR | FB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 17 | -14 | -0.82 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | -19 | -2.11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 13 | -76 | -5.85 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 3.0 rushing attempts when losing by 8-14 pts.