2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 8 | 36 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 2 | UTSA | 8 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 32 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 30.8 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 208 | 23.1 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 26.4 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 8 | 32 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 31.4 |
| 10 | Marshall | 8 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 29.1 |
| 11 | Rice | 8 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 29.8 |
| 13 | UAB | 8 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 13 | North Texas | 9 | 36 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 292 | 32.4 |