2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 205 | 1315 | 6.41 | 18 | 60 | 65 | 38 | 15 |
| 2 | Tulane | 10 | 199 | 724 | 3.64 | 4 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 5 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 114 | 521 | 4.57 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | South Florida | 8 | 77 | 517 | 6.71 | 9 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 9 | 95 | 414 | 4.36 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 113 | 408 | 3.61 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | Temple | 9 | 67 | 406 | 6.06 | 5 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 12 | 140 | 370 | 2.64 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 67 | 351 | 5.24 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 81 | 317 | 3.91 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | UCF | 7 | 68 | 265 | 3.90 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Houston | 7 | 70 | 256 | 3.66 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||