2023 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14.1 |
| 2 | James Madison | 8 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 8 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 8 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 25.6 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 9 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 8 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 28.9 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 8 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 10 | Marshall | 8 | 29 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 30.4 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 36 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 282 | 35.3 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 38 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 35.9 |
| 13 | Texas State | 8 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 37.1 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 38.8 |