2016 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 11 | 37 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 25.8 |
| 3 | UTSA | 10 | 39 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 29.5 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 39 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 30.4 |
| 5 | Marshall | 9 | 41 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 35.7 |
| 6 | Rice | 9 | 42 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 10 | 42 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 33.1 |
| 8 | Florida International | 10 | 46 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 34.3 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 346 | 38.4 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 48 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 366 | 33.3 |
| 11 | UTEP | 10 | 47 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 368 | 36.8 |
| 12 | North Texas | 11 | 48 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 372 | 33.8 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 37.3 |