2022 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 2 | UTSA | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Florida International | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 4 | North Texas | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 8 | UTEP | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 4 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 10 | Rice | 4 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |