2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 28 | 83 | 2.96 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Troy | 5 | 38 | 106 | 2.79 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 3 | 25 | 122 | 4.88 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 5 | 48 | 141 | 2.94 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 10 | 90 | 330 | 3.67 | 5 | 61 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Texas State | 10 | 111 | 341 | 3.07 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 11 | 91 | 416 | 4.57 | 3 | 80 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 109 | 428 | 3.93 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 84 | 481 | 5.73 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 99 | 597 | 6.03 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||