2023 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 2 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Ball State | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Ohio | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Kent State | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 12 | Akron | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 37.7 |