2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 44 | 167 | 3.80 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 10 | 85 | 202 | 2.38 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Temple | 7 | 90 | 335 | 3.72 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 9 | 93 | 405 | 4.35 | 4 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 7 | 88 | 320 | 3.64 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | SMU | 7 | 106 | 382 | 3.60 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | UCF | 6 | 56 | 308 | 5.50 | 4 | 70 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Navy | 11 | 112 | 591 | 5.28 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 9 | South Florida | 12 | 142 | 666 | 4.69 | 10 | 47 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | Houston | 8 | 149 | 816 | 5.48 | 12 | 77 | 33 | 22 | 6 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 49 | 503 | 10.27 | 6 | 78 | 18 | 15 | 7 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 9 | 92 | 573 | 6.23 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||