2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 10 | -18 | -1.80 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Rice | 9 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida International | 11 | 17 | 27 | 1.59 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 10 | 16 | 39 | 2.44 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 9 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | UTEP | 7 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 7 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | UAB | 9 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 10 | 17 | 158 | 9.29 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||