2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 31 | 83 | 2.68 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 11 | 27 | 98 | 3.63 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 12 | 33 | 107 | 3.24 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 29 | 115 | 3.97 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Tulane | 11 | 30 | 123 | 4.10 | 2 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 42 | 130 | 3.10 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 36 | 140 | 3.89 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 38 | 154 | 4.05 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | South Florida | 13 | 37 | 247 | 6.68 | 4 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Houston | 13 | 52 | 317 | 6.10 | 5 | 57 | 40 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 11 | 42 | 330 | 7.86 | 5 | 66 | 30 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 37 | 364 | 9.84 | 4 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||