2018 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 8 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 11 | 23 | 42 | 1.83 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Akron | 10 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0.48 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 10 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Kent State | 9 | 22 | 38 | 1.73 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ball State | 9 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||