2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 2 | UTSA | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 7 | 41 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 43.6 |
| 3 | North Texas | 5 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 5 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 34.0 |
| 5 | UTEP | 12 | 60 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 441 | 36.8 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 33.8 |
| 8 | Florida International | 5 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 43.0 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 32.6 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 11 | 48 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 369 | 33.5 |
| 11 | UAB | 5 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 39.8 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 30.6 |
| 13 | Rice | 11 | 53 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 37.7 |