2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 56 | 183 | 3.27 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 67 | 222 | 3.31 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 7 | 87 | 221 | 2.54 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 77 | 222 | 2.88 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 8 | 47 | 196 | 4.17 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 68 | 285 | 4.19 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | North Texas | 10 | 85 | 371 | 4.36 | 7 | 65 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Rice | 10 | 109 | 564 | 5.17 | 7 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | UTEP | 12 | 103 | 519 | 5.04 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | UTSA | 5 | 73 | 402 | 5.51 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 11 | 108 | 483 | 4.47 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 92 | 400 | 4.35 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Florida International | 6 | 63 | 453 | 7.19 | 5 | 70 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 102 | 483 | 4.74 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||