2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Temple | 2 | 22 | 65 | 2.95 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 2 | 24 | 125 | 5.21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 44 | 260 | 5.91 | 3 | 59 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 6 | 88 | 355 | 4.03 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | SMU | 4 | 74 | 352 | 4.76 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Houston | 3 | 51 | 373 | 7.31 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | Tulane | 3 | 73 | 302 | 4.14 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | South Florida | 4 | 63 | 392 | 6.22 | 3 | 73 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Navy | 7 | 103 | 459 | 4.46 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 136 | 719 | 5.29 | 8 | 86 | 28 | 21 | 9 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 9 | 232 | 1664 | 7.17 | 16 | 79 | 73 | 54 | 22 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||