2018 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 12 | -10 | -0.83 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Rice | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | UAB | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 7 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | North Texas | 6 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | UTEP | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida International | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||