2018 American Athletic 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 | East Carolina | 2 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 8 | 26 | 56 | 2.15 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 7 | 43 | 96 | 2.23 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 30 | 110 | 3.67 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3 | 20 | 151 | 7.55 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Navy | 4 | 31 | 134 | 4.32 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 31 | 196 | 6.32 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | Houston | 7 | 64 | 211 | 3.30 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 6 | 64 | 381 | 5.95 | 6 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Temple | 8 | 92 | 359 | 3.90 | 5 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Memphis | 11 | 86 | 397 | 4.62 | 7 | 71 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | UCF | 12 | 124 | 455 | 3.67 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||