2018 Mid-American 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 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 8 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 9 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Akron | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Toledo | 9 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 9 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 6 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Kent State | 9 | 14 | 137 | 9.79 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Ball State | 10 | 16 | 142 | 8.88 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||