2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 29 | 80 | 2.76 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 56 | 151 | 2.70 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 75 | 282 | 3.76 | 5 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 106 | 288 | 2.72 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Navy | 10 | 82 | 343 | 4.18 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 11 | 105 | 394 | 3.75 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | UCF | 8 | 97 | 413 | 4.26 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | SMU | 8 | 72 | 521 | 7.24 | 6 | 67 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 140 | 554 | 3.96 | 5 | 67 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 129 | 612 | 4.74 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 86 | 633 | 7.36 | 6 | 65 | 26 | 22 | 7 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 127 | 878 | 6.91 | 9 | 92 | 38 | 24 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||