2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 5 | North Texas | 6 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 6 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 9 | Florida International | 7 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 11 | UTSA | 6 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 29.8 |
| 12 | Rice | 6 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 30.3 |
| 13 | UTEP | 6 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 31.7 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 6 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 33.5 |