2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 14 | -16 | -1.14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 8 | 13 | -14 | -1.08 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Temple | 13 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF | 11 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 7 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Houston | 6 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 5 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | South Florida | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Navy | 12 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 10 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Memphis | 10 | 18 | 198 | 11.00 | 3 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||