2018 Conference USA Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 412 | 565 | 209 | 977 | 4.67 | 325.7 |
| 2 | UTSA | 4 | 391 | 825 | 246 | 1216 | 4.94 | 304.0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 572 | 629 | 276 | 1201 | 4.35 | 240.2 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 5 | 514 | 1095 | 290 | 1609 | 5.55 | 321.8 |
| 5 | UAB | 5 | 518 | 734 | 294 | 1252 | 4.26 | 250.4 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 771 | 893 | 299 | 1664 | 5.57 | 416.0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 6 | 1283 | 1156 | 391 | 2439 | 6.24 | 406.5 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 897 | 1015 | 404 | 1912 | 4.73 | 318.7 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 1081 | 1540 | 421 | 2621 | 6.23 | 436.8 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 1009 | 1354 | 427 | 2363 | 5.53 | 393.8 |
| 11 | Marshall | 7 | 602 | 1703 | 488 | 2305 | 4.72 | 329.3 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 7 | 1654 | 1842 | 529 | 3496 | 6.61 | 499.4 |
| 13 | Florida International | 8 | 1620 | 1591 | 547 | 3211 | 5.87 | 401.4 |
| 14 | North Texas | 8 | 835 | 2065 | 559 | 2900 | 5.19 | 362.5 |