2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 19.8 |
| 2 | UAB | 14 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 13 | 33 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 284 | 21.8 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 37 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 334 | 27.8 |
| 5 | North Texas | 13 | 38 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 314 | 24.2 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 299 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 13 | 42 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 328 | 25.2 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 12 | 42 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 26.6 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 47 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 26.7 |
| 9 | UTSA | 12 | 47 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 31.2 |
| 11 | UTEP | 12 | 49 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 393 | 32.8 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 52 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 381 | 31.8 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 12 | 59 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 35.9 |
| 14 | Rice | 13 | 62 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 468 | 36.0 |