2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Troy | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Idaho | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 5 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 8 | Texas State | 5 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 53.8 |