2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 59 | 278 | 4.71 | 5 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 13 | 53 | 277 | 5.23 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | South Florida | 13 | 37 | 212 | 5.73 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Temple | 14 | 42 | 193 | 4.60 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | SMU | 12 | 34 | 179 | 5.26 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 12 | 50 | 162 | 3.24 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 11 | 28 | 139 | 4.96 | 1 | 62 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 10 | 28 | 124 | 4.43 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | UCF | 13 | 41 | 84 | 2.05 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | 12 | 42 | 82 | 1.95 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 11 | 26 | 75 | 2.88 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 11 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||