2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 9 | -51 | -5.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 9 | 16 | 14 | 0.88 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Kent State | 9 | 22 | 25 | 1.14 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 9 | 19 | 38 | 2.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 9 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 5 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Akron | 11 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||