2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 13 | -42 | -3.23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 8 | 12 | -17 | -1.42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 12 | -13 | -1.08 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 10 | 15 | -4 | -0.27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | UAB | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Florida International | 8 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | UTEP | 9 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 7 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||