2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 5 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 7 | Troy | 11 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 17.9 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 7 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 7 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 41.3 |