2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 22 | 172 | 7.82 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 2 | 24 | 143 | 5.96 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 2 | 28 | 70 | 2.50 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Idaho | 3 | 30 | 85 | 2.83 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 4 | 31 | 69 | 2.23 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 41 | 269 | 6.56 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 6 | 79 | 170 | 2.15 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 6 | 103 | 285 | 2.77 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | Troy | 8 | 153 | 471 | 3.08 | 2 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||