2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 100 | 531 | 5.31 | 4 | 84 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Navy | 3 | 92 | 416 | 4.52 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | 84 | 292 | 3.48 | 4 | 81 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 59 | 262 | 4.44 | 3 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | 26 | 256 | 9.85 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | SMU | 5 | 79 | 201 | 2.54 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 7 | 67 | 189 | 2.82 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 3 | 43 | 176 | 4.09 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 38 | 136 | 3.58 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 6 | 52 | 134 | 2.58 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 39 | 70 | 1.79 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Temple | 2 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||