2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 2 | UTEP | 4 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 39.8 |
| 3 | Florida International | 4 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 44.3 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 38.4 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 5 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 38.8 |
| 6 | UTSA | 7 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 31.7 |
| 7 | North Texas | 7 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 39.2 |
| 9 | Marshall | 6 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 40.2 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 42.2 |
| 11 | Rice | 6 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 43.5 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 45.3 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 54.4 |