2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 32.4 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 41 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 36.6 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 32 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 283 | 31.4 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 7 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 32.7 |
| 8 | UTEP | 11 | 46 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 367 | 33.4 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 35.7 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 35 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 37.7 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 8 | 44 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 39.6 |
| 14 | Rice | 11 | 57 | 10 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 427 | 38.8 |