2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 12.6 |
| 2 | Marshall | 8 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 7 | North Texas | 8 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 24.9 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 25.1 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 10 | UTSA | 8 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 28.3 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 12 | Rice | 8 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 31.8 |
| 13 | UTEP | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 260 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 8 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 293 | 36.6 |