2012 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 14 | 40 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 22.1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 14 | 44 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 331 | 23.6 |
| 3 | SMU | 13 | 43 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 25.7 |
| 4 | UTEP | 12 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 357 | 29.8 |
| 5 | Rice | 13 | 53 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 30.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 12 | 44 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 30.3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 13 | 52 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 411 | 31.6 |
| 8 | Houston | 12 | 55 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 36.0 |
| 9 | UAB | 12 | 57 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 450 | 37.5 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 60 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 37.8 |
| 11 | Tulane | 12 | 59 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 38.4 |
| 12 | Marshall | 12 | 69 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 517 | 43.1 |