2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 5 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 51.5 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |