2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 6 | North Texas | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Marshall | 5 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 4 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 35.8 |
| 6 | Rice | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 12 | Florida International | 5 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |