2018 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 2 | UAB | 13 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 18.3 |
| 3 | Marshall | 12 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 303 | 27.5 |
| 5 | North Texas | 12 | 36 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 298 | 24.8 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 37 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 11 | 41 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 28.1 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 42 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 337 | 25.9 |
| 8 | Florida International | 12 | 42 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 26.6 |
| 10 | UTEP | 11 | 45 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 363 | 33.0 |
| 11 | UTSA | 12 | 47 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 31.2 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 48 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 32.1 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 11 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 417 | 37.9 |
| 14 | Rice | 12 | 58 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 440 | 36.7 |