2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 3 | UTSA | 6 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 10 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 9 | UTEP | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 28.3 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 13 | Rice | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |