2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 28 | 85 | 3.04 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 1 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 3 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 27 | 146 | 5.41 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 51 | 291 | 5.71 | 3 | 82 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 89 | 356 | 4.00 | 3 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Texas State | 8 | 106 | 411 | 3.88 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 11 | 70 | 521 | 7.44 | 4 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 10 | 121 | 659 | 5.45 | 10 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 95 | 666 | 7.01 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||