2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 13 | -25 | -1.92 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 6 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 7 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 8 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 7 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulane | 10 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Navy | 9 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||