2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 32 | 59 | 1.84 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 1 | 17 | 112 | 6.59 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 60 | 282 | 4.70 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Kent State | 5 | 64 | 321 | 5.02 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Ball State | 3 | 63 | 343 | 5.44 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 4 | 69 | 357 | 5.17 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 5 | 91 | 450 | 4.95 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 3 |
| 10 | Akron | 5 | 90 | 561 | 6.23 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 8 | 179 | 836 | 4.67 | 8 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||