2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 2 | Marshall | 5 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 28.6 |
| 3 | UTEP | 5 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 39.4 |
| 5 | UTSA | 7 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 7 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 31.6 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 6 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 37.5 |
| 7 | Rice | 6 | 30 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 40.7 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 34.7 |
| 10 | North Texas | 7 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 35.9 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 35 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 43.8 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 286 | 35.8 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 37.3 |