2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 2 | Marshall | 7 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 27.7 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 28.6 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Florida International | 7 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 225 | 32.1 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 6 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 32.7 |
| 10 | UAB | 7 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 32.9 |
| 11 | Rice | 7 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 36.0 |
| 12 | UTEP | 7 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 37.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 6 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 37.7 |
| 14 | North Texas | 8 | 40 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 310 | 38.8 |