2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 12 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 16.4 |
| 2 | Marshall | 10 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 19.9 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 21.9 |
| 6 | Florida International | 10 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 11 | 34 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 281 | 25.5 |
| 8 | UTSA | 9 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 27.4 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 249 | 27.7 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 39 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 10 | 39 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 29.5 |
| 12 | UTEP | 10 | 42 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 339 | 33.9 |
| 13 | Rice | 10 | 44 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 342 | 34.2 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 10 | 52 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 382 | 38.2 |