2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 13 | 81 | 533 | 6.58 | 3 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 124 | 382 | 3.08 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 13 | 60 | 282 | 4.70 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 64 | 256 | 4.00 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 72 | 213 | 2.96 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Troy | 13 | 60 | 204 | 3.40 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 12 | 67 | 201 | 3.00 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Texas State | 12 | 90 | 197 | 2.19 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Idaho | 12 | 81 | 194 | 2.40 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 67 | 179 | 2.67 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 12 | 65 | 139 | 2.14 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 11 | 48 | 115 | 2.40 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||