2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 15 | -6 | -0.40 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 2 | 37 | 149 | 4.03 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 125 | 441 | 3.53 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | South Florida | 4 | 65 | 308 | 4.74 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | Navy | 2 | 24 | 71 | 2.96 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulane | 5 | 57 | 172 | 3.02 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 6 | 112 | 342 | 3.05 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 229 | 1049 | 4.58 | 7 | 46 | 66 | 40 | 8 |
| 9 | Memphis | 11 | 151 | 565 | 3.74 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 10 | SMU | 3 | 81 | 404 | 4.99 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | Temple | 5 | 89 | 358 | 4.02 | 1 | 53 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||