2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 69 | 87 | 1.26 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Marshall | 8 | 55 | 92 | 1.67 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 5 | 50 | 140 | 2.80 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | UTSA | 5 | 56 | 174 | 3.11 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | UAB | 7 | 56 | 206 | 3.68 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 76 | 250 | 3.29 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Florida International | 5 | 50 | 251 | 5.02 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 45 | 300 | 6.67 | 4 | 89 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | North Texas | 9 | 86 | 458 | 5.33 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 86 | 484 | 5.63 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 93 | 495 | 5.32 | 4 | 59 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||