2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Florida International | 6 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 27.2 |