2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 12 | 82 | 205 | 2.50 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 9 | 91 | 244 | 2.68 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Troy | 10 | 96 | 273 | 2.84 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 41 | 207 | 5.05 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Texas State | 8 | 73 | 288 | 3.95 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Idaho | 8 | 71 | 336 | 4.73 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 9 | 130 | 402 | 3.09 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 84 | 379 | 4.51 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 79 | 488 | 6.18 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 7 | 100 | 434 | 4.34 | 3 | 74 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 11 | 96 | 463 | 4.82 | 7 | 74 | 22 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 72 | 353 | 4.90 | 5 | 82 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||