2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 2 | UTSA | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 8 | Florida International | 4 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 9 | Rice | 4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 39.3 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 11 | UTEP | 4 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 12 | Marshall | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 41.3 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 4 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 42.3 |