2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Ball State | 5 | 30 | 72 | 2.40 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Toledo | 3 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio | 5 | 36 | 123 | 3.42 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 51 | 191 | 3.75 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 7 | 54 | 198 | 3.67 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 51 | 233 | 4.57 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 71 | 274 | 3.86 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Akron | 8 | 65 | 365 | 5.62 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Kent State | 6 | 57 | 400 | 7.02 | 5 | 85 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 6 | 73 | 445 | 6.10 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 10 | 133 | 602 | 4.53 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||