2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 12 | -29 | -2.42 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 8 | 11 | -24 | -2.18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UCF | 8 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 8 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | SMU | 10 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Tulane | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 10 | 17 | 77 | 4.53 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | 8 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | South Florida | 10 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Memphis | 12 | 21 | 106 | 5.05 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||