2017 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 142 | 477 | 3.36 | 1 | 47.33 | 159.00 |
| 2 | BYU | 8 | 289 | 880 | 3.04 | 7 | 36.13 | 110.00 |
| 3 | Army | 10 | 324 | 1823 | 5.63 | 17 | 32.40 | 182.30 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 9 | 367 | 1838 | 5.01 | 21 | 40.78 | 204.22 |