2020 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 3 | UAB | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Rice | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 21.3 |
| 6 | UTSA | 7 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 6 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 35.5 |
| 11 | FIU | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 12 | UTEP | 4 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 39.0 |
| 13 | North Texas | 7 | 38 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 39.4 |