2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 1 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 10 | 72 | 207 | 2.88 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 67 | 245 | 3.66 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 8 | 61 | 295 | 4.84 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 36 | 211 | 5.86 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Troy | 10 | 116 | 351 | 3.03 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Texas State | 4 | 38 | 179 | 4.71 | 3 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 73 | 344 | 4.71 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 78 | 368 | 4.72 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||