2017 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 41 | 158 | 3.85 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 68 | 234 | 3.44 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 36 | 102 | 2.83 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 25 | 181 | 7.24 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | UTSA | 3 | 29 | 206 | 7.10 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 6 | 55 | 306 | 5.56 | 6 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Marshall | 3 | 29 | 155 | 5.34 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 5 | 33 | 200 | 6.06 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | UAB | 4 | 41 | 286 | 6.98 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Rice | 9 | 64 | 354 | 5.53 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 9 | 124 | 505 | 4.07 | 3 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | UTEP | 10 | 96 | 518 | 5.40 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 14 | Florida International | 6 | 88 | 479 | 5.44 | 5 | 65 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||