2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 8 | 13 | -47 | -3.62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | UAB | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 11 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida International | 12 | 19 | 13 | 0.68 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||