2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 18 | 75 | 4.17 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 38 | 128 | 3.37 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 4 | 60 | 205 | 3.42 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 3 | 59 | 279 | 4.73 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Akron | 3 | 55 | 141 | 2.56 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 3 | 69 | 202 | 2.93 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Ohio | 8 | 101 | 253 | 2.50 | 3 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 115 | 216 | 1.88 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 63 | 367 | 5.83 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Toledo | 8 | 145 | 487 | 3.36 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||