2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 21 | 43 | 2.05 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 32 | 45 | 1.41 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 3 | 31 | 87 | 2.81 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 24 | 175 | 7.29 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Toledo | 4 | 32 | 258 | 8.06 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Akron | 8 | 43 | 262 | 6.09 | 3 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 4 | 67 | 267 | 3.99 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 7 | 78 | 410 | 5.26 | 3 | 74 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | Ball State | 9 | 85 | 411 | 4.84 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Kent State | 8 | 104 | 438 | 4.21 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 9 | 122 | 550 | 4.51 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||