2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 6 | -24 | -4.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 6 | 10 | -22 | -2.20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 9 | -7 | -0.78 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Troy | 9 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 9 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 9 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Idaho | 9 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||