2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Houston | 9 | 35 | 69 | 1.97 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 8 | 41 | 100 | 2.44 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 35 | 119 | 3.40 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 5 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 6 | 38 | 154 | 4.05 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | SMU | 6 | 48 | 155 | 3.23 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 | 63 | 313 | 4.97 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Navy | 7 | 79 | 328 | 4.15 | 6 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | UCF | 9 | 95 | 337 | 3.55 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | South Florida | 11 | 98 | 346 | 3.53 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||