2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 1 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 2 | 39 | 139 | 3.56 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 51 | 143 | 2.80 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 115 | 422 | 3.67 | 5 | 61 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 7 | 113 | 430 | 3.81 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 10 | 154 | 436 | 2.83 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 96 | 501 | 5.22 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| 10 | Troy | 8 | 124 | 511 | 4.12 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||