2018 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 9 | 248 | 743 | 3.00 | 7 | 27.56 | 82.56 |
| 2 | BYU | 7 | 244 | 776 | 3.18 | 9 | 34.86 | 110.86 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 10 | 535 | 2588 | 4.84 | 33 | 53.50 | 258.80 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 95 | 461 | 4.85 | 3 | 47.50 | 230.50 |
| 5 | Liberty | 8 | 345 | 1753 | 5.08 | 19 | 43.13 | 219.13 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 9 | 426 | 2466 | 5.79 | 28 | 47.33 | 274.00 |