2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 48 | 108 | 2.25 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 28 | 115 | 4.11 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | North Texas | 11 | 41 | 150 | 3.66 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 45 | 185 | 4.11 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Marshall | 12 | 87 | 220 | 2.53 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Rice | 12 | 59 | 245 | 4.15 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | UTSA | 11 | 69 | 187 | 2.71 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | UAB | 8 | 48 | 212 | 4.42 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 61 | 407 | 6.67 | 4 | 66 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | UTEP | 11 | 86 | 592 | 6.88 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 74 | 214 | 2.89 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 67 | 364 | 5.43 | 5 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Florida International | 11 | 66 | 460 | 6.97 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 10 | 109 | 675 | 6.19 | 7 | 87 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||