2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 15 | -11 | -0.73 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | UAB | 7 | 10 | -8 | -0.80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0.21 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 22 | 28 | 1.27 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 6 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 8 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 23 | 44 | 1.91 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | UTSA | 10 | 21 | 48 | 2.29 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Rice | 10 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Florida International | 11 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 26 | 127 | 4.88 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||