2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 17 | 8 | 0.47 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | South Florida | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 25 | 28 | 1.12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Houston | 9 | 22 | 57 | 2.59 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 7 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | SMU | 8 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Navy | 10 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 9 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 10 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Temple | 12 | 31 | 93 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||