2018 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 11 | 86 | 253 | 2.94 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Liberty | 9 | 90 | 285 | 3.17 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 11 | 102 | 320 | 3.14 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU | 9 | 93 | 343 | 3.69 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 8 | 106 | 701 | 6.61 | 5 | 66 | 37 | 26 | 8 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 7 | 95 | 384 | 4.04 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||