2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 41 | 67 | 1.63 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 12 | 71 | 140 | 1.97 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | UAB | 12 | 69 | 185 | 2.68 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida International | 12 | 82 | 201 | 2.45 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 73 | 212 | 2.90 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 80 | 223 | 2.79 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 75 | 223 | 2.97 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 91 | 241 | 2.65 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 86 | 246 | 2.86 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | UTEP | 12 | 88 | 334 | 3.80 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 12 | 89 | 335 | 3.76 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Rice | 12 | 89 | 350 | 3.93 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 10 | 94 | 351 | 3.73 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | North Texas | 14 | 112 | 378 | 3.38 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||