2016 National Leaders Rushing Offense - In Overtime through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | UTEP | 1 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 2 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 3 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | North Texas | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | UNLV | 2 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Texas | 2 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 2 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kansas | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | California | 2 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | UTSA | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Tulane | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | TCU | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | UCLA | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Army | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Rice | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Clemson | 1 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | UCF | 1 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||