2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 52 | 109 | 2.10 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Marshall | 7 | 52 | 142 | 2.73 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | North Texas | 6 | 54 | 170 | 3.15 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 69 | 261 | 3.78 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 8 | 59 | 277 | 4.69 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 77 | 293 | 3.81 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 67 | 303 | 4.52 | 4 | 92 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | UTEP | 10 | 92 | 333 | 3.62 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 104 | 336 | 3.23 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | UTSA | 7 | 72 | 344 | 4.78 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | Rice | 12 | 78 | 420 | 5.38 | 8 | 46 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 117 | 454 | 3.88 | 2 | 60 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Florida International | 9 | 114 | 525 | 4.61 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 3 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 11 | 136 | 767 | 5.64 | 8 | 71 | 35 | 18 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||