2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 2 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Florida International | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 5 | Rice | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 46.0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 12 | Marshall | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 51.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |