2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 13 | 32 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 19.9 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 40 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 318 | 24.5 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 39 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 321 | 24.7 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 38 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 306 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 40 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 26.5 |
| 7 | UAB | 12 | 38 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 27.2 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 40 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 27.7 |
| 9 | Florida International | 12 | 46 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 11 | 46 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 32.5 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 11 | 49 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 363 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Rice | 12 | 55 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 35.8 |
| 13 | North Texas | 13 | 61 | 15 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 476 | 36.6 |
| 14 | UTEP | 12 | 60 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 441 | 36.8 |