2018 Mid-American 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 | Buffalo | 4 | 26 | 63 | 2.42 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 36 | 108 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 7 | 30 | 153 | 5.10 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 68 | 179 | 2.63 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio | 4 | 38 | 188 | 4.95 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 58 | 244 | 4.21 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Toledo | 4 | 39 | 266 | 6.82 | 4 | 50 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 7 | 47 | 299 | 6.36 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Kent State | 7 | 67 | 342 | 5.10 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Ball State | 8 | 91 | 366 | 4.02 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 10 | 109 | 538 | 4.94 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| 12 | Akron | 9 | 99 | 534 | 5.39 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||