2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 13 | 129 | 331 | 2.57 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | Air Force | 12 | 135 | 476 | 3.53 | 4 | 74 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 12 | 134 | 515 | 3.84 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 13 | 154 | 568 | 3.69 | 6 | 75 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 14 | 183 | 673 | 3.68 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Utah State | 13 | 158 | 675 | 4.27 | 4 | 59 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 7 | Nevada | 13 | 166 | 771 | 4.64 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 26 | 9 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 14 | 186 | 805 | 4.33 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | UNLV | 12 | 140 | 812 | 5.80 | 6 | 49 | 43 | 28 | 13 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 12 | 164 | 850 | 5.18 | 4 | 36 | 62 | 31 | 6 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 12 | 177 | 947 | 5.35 | 7 | 64 | 50 | 26 | 10 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 12 | 178 | 973 | 5.47 | 13 | 54 | 62 | 26 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||