2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 22 | 138 | 6.27 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 33 | 161 | 4.88 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Rice | 3 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Marshall | 10 | 95 | 287 | 3.02 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 87 | 355 | 4.08 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 88 | 356 | 4.05 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida International | 9 | 96 | 326 | 3.40 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | UTSA | 8 | 75 | 210 | 2.80 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | North Texas | 11 | 135 | 624 | 4.62 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 122 | 304 | 2.49 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 139 | 555 | 3.99 | 2 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 143 | 646 | 4.52 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 13 | UAB | 11 | 135 | 549 | 4.07 | 3 | 52 | 28 | 22 | 4 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 10 | 136 | 550 | 4.04 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||