2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rice | 11 | 18 | 22 | 1.22 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 19 | 24 | 1.26 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | North Texas | 9 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 17 | 35 | 2.06 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | UTEP | 9 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | UAB | 11 | 26 | 40 | 1.54 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Marshall | 10 | 24 | 57 | 2.38 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida International | 7 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||