2022 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Texas State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 12 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 12 | James Madison | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |