2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Troy | 7 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas State | 8 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 7 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 19 | 88 | 4.63 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||