2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 11 | 23 | 183 | 7.96 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | UCF | 9 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 10 | 17 | 19 | 1.12 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 7 | 13 | -44 | -3.38 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||