2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rice | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | UTSA | 3 | 57 | 98 | 1.72 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | UAB | 11 | 83 | 123 | 1.48 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 44 | 130 | 2.95 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 78 | 171 | 2.19 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 59 | 211 | 3.58 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Florida International | 8 | 72 | 316 | 4.39 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 71 | 333 | 4.69 | 6 | 59 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Marshall | 8 | 127 | 453 | 3.57 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 2 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 93 | 463 | 4.98 | 7 | 61 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 112 | 513 | 4.58 | 7 | 55 | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||