2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 12 | 68 | 126 | 1.85 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas State | 12 | 79 | 187 | 2.37 | 5 | 67 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 13 | 80 | 202 | 2.53 | 1 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 56 | 168 | 3.00 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 12 | 69 | 213 | 3.09 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 82 | 279 | 3.40 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Troy | 13 | 72 | 261 | 3.63 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 12 | 74 | 287 | 3.88 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 12 | 64 | 251 | 3.92 | 2 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 86 | 338 | 3.93 | 6 | 38 | 43 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 59 | 242 | 4.10 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Idaho | 12 | 72 | 401 | 5.57 | 2 | 62 | 34 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||