2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 41.8 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 6 | North Texas | 5 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 6 | Florida International | 4 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 6 | Rice | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 10 | UTEP | 4 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 4 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 42.3 |
| 13 | UTSA | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 |