2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0.53 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UAB | 8 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 5 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Rice | 8 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 7 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 11 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | UTEP | 10 | 22 | 111 | 5.05 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | North Texas | 11 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||