2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 44.3 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 26.7 |