2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 12 | 74 | 201 | 2.72 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Tulane | 13 | 78 | 204 | 2.62 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 12 | 84 | 237 | 2.82 | 6 | 74 | 26 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | SMU | 12 | 90 | 240 | 2.67 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Navy | 12 | 70 | 251 | 3.59 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Temple | 13 | 92 | 304 | 3.30 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Memphis | 14 | 90 | 374 | 4.16 | 4 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Houston | 13 | 105 | 416 | 3.96 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | UCF | 13 | 97 | 452 | 4.66 | 3 | 70 | 47 | 19 | 4 |
| 10 | South Florida | 13 | 94 | 570 | 6.06 | 7 | 57 | 42 | 19 | 8 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 12 | 92 | 586 | 6.37 | 7 | 66 | 52 | 23 | 6 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 12 | 74 | 642 | 8.68 | 5 | 51 | 35 | 22 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||