2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 70 | 297 | 4.24 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25 | 99 | 3.96 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | SMU | 6 | 65 | 297 | 4.57 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 6 | 68 | 309 | 4.54 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 97 | 454 | 4.68 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 7 | 53 | 264 | 4.98 | 5 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Houston | 5 | 50 | 188 | 3.76 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 17 | 125 | 7.35 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 81 | 399 | 4.93 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 10 | 68 | 666 | 9.79 | 9 | 52 | 26 | 18 | 11 |
| 12 | UCF | 3 | 58 | 340 | 5.86 | 2 | 82 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||