2018 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 31 | 159 | 5.13 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Liberty | 3 | 46 | 251 | 5.46 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 2 | 68 | 231 | 3.40 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Army | 6 | 74 | 193 | 2.61 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | BYU | 7 | 81 | 231 | 2.85 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9 | 155 | 695 | 4.48 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||