2018 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 11 | -31 | -2.82 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Akron | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 9 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 29 | 114 | 3.93 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 11 | 23 | 73 | 3.17 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 9 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 11 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 8 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 5 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 26 | 105 | 4.04 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Kent State | 8 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Toledo | 7 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||