2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 27.2 |
| 2 | UTSA | 6 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 5 | Marshall | 7 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 26.1 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 31.7 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 33.5 |
| 7 | Florida International | 6 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 215 | 35.8 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 26.6 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 6 | 33 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 247 | 41.2 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 8 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 35.4 |
| 12 | Rice | 9 | 44 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 38.8 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 54 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 414 | 41.4 |
| 14 | UTEP | 10 | 54 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 39.5 |