2018 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | BYU | 7 | 29 | 88 | 3.03 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 10 | 108 | 325 | 3.01 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4 | 58 | 333 | 5.74 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Liberty | 6 | 66 | 339 | 5.14 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Army | 10 | 103 | 463 | 4.50 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||