2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0.35 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 8 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 12 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 2 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 7 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | SMU | 6 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||