2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 8 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 2 | Ball State | 8 | 53 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 48.4 |
| 4 | Toledo | 9 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 8 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 8 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Ohio | 8 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 23.1 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Kent State | 8 | 35 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 33.9 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 8 | 41 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 39.1 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Akron | 9 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 24.9 |