2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 57 | 209 | 3.67 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Marshall | 12 | 62 | 213 | 3.44 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | North Texas | 12 | 63 | 271 | 4.30 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 12 | 65 | 279 | 4.29 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Rice | 13 | 68 | 386 | 5.68 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | UAB | 14 | 75 | 261 | 3.48 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 79 | 438 | 5.54 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 84 | 479 | 5.70 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | UTEP | 11 | 88 | 462 | 5.25 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 4 |
| 10 | UTSA | 12 | 90 | 390 | 4.33 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 11 | 90 | 408 | 4.53 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 90 | 458 | 5.09 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| 13 | Florida International | 13 | 95 | 491 | 5.17 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 97 | 400 | 4.12 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||