2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 5 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 9 | Florida International | 5 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 10 | UAB | 5 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 12 | North Texas | 5 | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 198 | 39.6 |
| 13 | Rice | 4 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 47.8 |
| 14 | UTEP | 4 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 48.8 |