2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 1 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 1 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 22 | 45 | 2.05 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio | 2 | 35 | 178 | 5.09 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 30 | 187 | 6.23 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Toledo | 3 | 51 | 301 | 5.90 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 6 | 100 | 359 | 3.59 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 6 | 98 | 632 | 6.45 | 6 | 88 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Ball State | 8 | 142 | 727 | 5.12 | 10 | 73 | 27 | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | Kent State | 8 | 130 | 751 | 5.78 | 9 | 60 | 34 | 28 | 10 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 117 | 770 | 6.58 | 9 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||