2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 3 | Florida International | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 28.4 |
| 6 | UTEP | 5 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 7 | UAB | 8 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 4 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 6 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 30.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 28.8 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 29.4 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 34 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 35.9 |
| 13 | UTSA | 8 | 36 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 36.0 |
| 14 | Rice | 9 | 50 | 8 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 373 | 41.4 |