2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 4 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UAB | 5 | 37 | 88 | 2.38 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 7 | 58 | 110 | 1.90 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 47 | 130 | 2.77 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 38 | 184 | 4.84 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 6 | 69 | 263 | 3.81 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 58 | 304 | 5.24 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 41 | 351 | 8.56 | 6 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | UTSA | 9 | 81 | 402 | 4.96 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 75 | 483 | 6.44 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Rice | 12 | 104 | 501 | 4.82 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 9 | 107 | 503 | 4.70 | 8 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 13 | UTEP | 8 | 82 | 503 | 6.13 | 5 | 81 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||