2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In Overtime through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 1 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||