2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 6 | Florida International | 4 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 10 | UAB | 4 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 11 | Rice | 5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 12 | North Texas | 5 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 5 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 34.4 |
| 14 | UTEP | 5 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 45.2 |