2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 14 | 182 | 1045 | 5.74 | 15 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 13 |
| 2 | South Florida | 13 | 147 | 881 | 5.99 | 11 | 65 | 46 | 34 | 6 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 13 | 173 | 745 | 4.31 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 23 | 6 |
| 4 | Tulane | 12 | 153 | 694 | 4.54 | 6 | 63 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 | Temple | 14 | 132 | 588 | 4.45 | 10 | 76 | 33 | 21 | 7 |
| 6 | UCF | 13 | 132 | 557 | 4.22 | 9 | 87 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 128 | 460 | 3.59 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 13 | 119 | 436 | 3.66 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 19 | 7 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 12 | 110 | 428 | 3.89 | 1 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Houston | 13 | 113 | 388 | 3.43 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 12 | 103 | 376 | 3.65 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 12 | 103 | 306 | 2.97 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||