2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Marshall | 12 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 29 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 23.2 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 23.6 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 9 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 30.2 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 28.1 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 23.9 |
| 9 | UAB | 11 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 26.4 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 10 | 39 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 30.3 |
| 11 | UTEP | 10 | 43 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 32.2 |
| 12 | Rice | 10 | 41 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 13 | Florida International | 12 | 46 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 30.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 57 | 14 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 445 | 37.1 |