2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 24 | 44 | 1.83 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 53 | 252 | 4.75 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | UTEP | 3 | 21 | 80 | 3.81 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Marshall | 10 | 82 | 241 | 2.94 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 75 | 280 | 3.73 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida International | 10 | 83 | 397 | 4.78 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 105 | 319 | 3.04 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 104 | 434 | 4.17 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 136 | 505 | 3.71 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | North Texas | 12 | 108 | 286 | 2.65 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | UAB | 13 | 100 | 401 | 4.01 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 17 | 6 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 8 | 69 | 299 | 4.33 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Rice | 6 | 60 | 284 | 4.73 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 57 | 234 | 4.11 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||