2018 Conference USA Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 1130 | 1932 | 672 | 3062 | 4.56 | 278.4 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 12 | 1268 | 2780 | 700 | 4048 | 5.78 | 337.3 |
| 3 | Marshall | 13 | 1355 | 3048 | 913 | 4403 | 4.82 | 338.7 |
| 4 | North Texas | 13 | 1558 | 3312 | 915 | 4870 | 5.32 | 374.6 |
| 5 | UAB | 14 | 1653 | 2536 | 875 | 4189 | 4.79 | 299.2 |
| 6 | UTSA | 12 | 1923 | 3303 | 815 | 5226 | 6.41 | 435.5 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 1946 | 2491 | 880 | 4437 | 5.04 | 341.3 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2074 | 2985 | 862 | 5059 | 5.87 | 421.6 |
| 9 | Rice | 13 | 2158 | 3641 | 842 | 5799 | 6.89 | 446.1 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 2232 | 2861 | 863 | 5093 | 5.90 | 424.4 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 2305 | 2985 | 965 | 5290 | 5.48 | 377.9 |
| 12 | UTEP | 12 | 2349 | 2387 | 797 | 4736 | 5.94 | 394.7 |
| 13 | Florida International | 13 | 2499 | 2523 | 887 | 5022 | 5.66 | 386.3 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 12 | 2597 | 3060 | 906 | 5657 | 6.24 | 471.4 |