2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 14 | 26 | 71 | 2.73 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida International | 12 | 34 | 99 | 2.91 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 10 | 24 | 87 | 3.63 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | North Texas | 13 | 34 | 135 | 3.97 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 11 | 23 | 94 | 4.09 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Marshall | 11 | 23 | 107 | 4.65 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | UTEP | 12 | 34 | 164 | 4.82 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 38 | 186 | 4.89 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Rice | 10 | 28 | 149 | 5.32 | 5 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 9 | 26 | 162 | 6.23 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 26 | 163 | 6.27 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 26 | 196 | 7.54 | 2 | 65 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 46 | 382 | 8.30 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 21 | 184 | 8.76 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||