2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ohio | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 7 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Kent State | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Toledo | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 9 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Akron | 9 | 16 | 22 | 1.38 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||