2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 32 | 128 | 4.00 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | UTSA | 3 | 54 | 132 | 2.44 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida International | 3 | 30 | 184 | 6.13 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 55 | 200 | 3.64 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 52 | 206 | 3.96 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Marshall | 7 | 59 | 209 | 3.54 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | North Texas | 7 | 72 | 252 | 3.50 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 60 | 268 | 4.47 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | UAB | 7 | 95 | 513 | 5.40 | 5 | 70 | 23 | 21 | 4 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 193 | 640 | 3.32 | 8 | 75 | 34 | 22 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||