2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0.33 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston | 3 | 24 | 26 | 1.08 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3 | 38 | 195 | 5.13 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | UCF | 3 | 66 | 212 | 3.21 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Memphis | 3 | 44 | 252 | 5.73 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 6 | 72 | 263 | 3.65 | 2 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | South Florida | 2 | 51 | 266 | 5.22 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Navy | 3 | 61 | 365 | 5.98 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 79 | 484 | 6.13 | 5 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 6 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 7 | 131 | 513 | 3.92 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 7 | 133 | 694 | 5.22 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 12 | SMU | 5 | 111 | 718 | 6.47 | 9 | 55 | 32 | 21 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||