2023 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 12.8 |
| 2 | Ohio | 11 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 17.2 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Toledo | 12 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 5 | Ball State | 9 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 9 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 23.2 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 10 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 25.1 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 37 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 299 | 27.2 |
| 9 | Akron | 9 | 32 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 27.9 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 8 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 29.3 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 10 | 37 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 30.0 |
| 12 | Kent State | 9 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 35.7 |