2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 13 | 117 | 387 | 3.31 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 1 | Temple | 14 | 113 | 387 | 3.42 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Tulane | 12 | 119 | 423 | 3.55 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 12 | 102 | 502 | 4.92 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | UCF | 13 | 125 | 508 | 4.06 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 12 | 119 | 518 | 4.35 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 12 | 139 | 534 | 3.84 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 13 | 125 | 560 | 4.48 | 9 | 44 | 23 | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | Memphis | 13 | 132 | 583 | 4.42 | 7 | 92 | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 124 | 600 | 4.84 | 9 | 61 | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 13 | 149 | 685 | 4.60 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 22 | 3 |
| 12 | Navy | 14 | 132 | 715 | 5.42 | 6 | 85 | 37 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||