2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11.4 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 3 | Marshall | 7 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 5 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 8 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 5 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 11 | Florida International | 8 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 13 | UTEP | 6 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 33.2 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 7 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 37.9 |