2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Rice | 4 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 4 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 6 | UTEP | 4 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |
| 13 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 23.5 |