2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Ball State | 4 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 6 | Ohio | 5 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 5 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 4 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 35.8 |
| 10 | Kent State | 4 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 37.5 |
| 11 | Akron | 5 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |
| 12 | Toledo | 5 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 34.8 |