2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 2 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Marshall | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Florida International | 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 5 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 8 | UTEP | 5 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 32.6 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 5 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 5 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 42.4 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 39.8 |