2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 35 | 68 | 1.94 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 11 | 25 | 75 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | North Texas | 12 | 55 | 112 | 2.04 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 12 | 75 | 166 | 2.21 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida International | 11 | 48 | 199 | 4.15 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 65 | 245 | 3.77 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | UAB | 13 | 44 | 259 | 5.89 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 60 | 273 | 4.55 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | UTSA | 12 | 59 | 274 | 4.64 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 60 | 303 | 5.05 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 40 | 306 | 7.65 | 1 | 92 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | UTEP | 12 | 44 | 315 | 7.16 | 1 | 81 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Rice | 13 | 57 | 327 | 5.74 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 11 | 56 | 376 | 6.71 | 2 | 87 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||