2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 84 | 276 | 3.29 | 2 | 81 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 8 | 92 | 298 | 3.24 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 83 | 388 | 4.67 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 13 | 120 | 413 | 3.44 | 4 | 74 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Memphis | 11 | 131 | 441 | 3.37 | 7 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | SMU | 9 | 96 | 467 | 4.86 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | Navy | 8 | 64 | 499 | 7.80 | 6 | 78 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Temple | 13 | 123 | 502 | 4.08 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | Houston | 10 | 119 | 534 | 4.49 | 7 | 57 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 114 | 561 | 4.92 | 5 | 66 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | South Florida | 9 | 122 | 630 | 5.16 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 8 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 6 | 105 | 671 | 6.39 | 6 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||