2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 3 | UAB | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 10 | Florida International | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 4 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 13 | UTEP | 4 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 14 | Rice | 4 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |