2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 53 | 231 | 4.36 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 8 | 68 | 216 | 3.18 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Boise State | 13 | 108 | 325 | 3.01 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 12 | 98 | 346 | 3.53 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Utah State | 13 | 144 | 437 | 3.03 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Air Force | 8 | 67 | 260 | 3.88 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 13 | 141 | 573 | 4.06 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 8 | 74 | 349 | 4.72 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 9 | 104 | 477 | 4.59 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | UNLV | 10 | 87 | 491 | 5.64 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 12 | 174 | 476 | 2.74 | 8 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Nevada | 10 | 117 | 473 | 4.04 | 3 | 88 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||