2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 13 | 71 | 213 | 3.00 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 12 | 69 | 213 | 3.09 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Boise State | 13 | 76 | 214 | 2.82 | 6 | 72 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 11 | 70 | 218 | 3.11 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 12 | 68 | 226 | 3.32 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Nevada | 13 | 90 | 231 | 2.57 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 14 | 83 | 234 | 2.82 | 2 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Utah State | 13 | 98 | 251 | 2.56 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 12 | 74 | 263 | 3.55 | 3 | 58 | 32 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 12 | 80 | 310 | 3.88 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | UNLV | 12 | 72 | 314 | 4.36 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 14 | 100 | 435 | 4.35 | 4 | 48 | 41 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||