2020 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 17.4 |
| 3 | Rice | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 4 | UAB | 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 23.3 |
| 6 | UTSA | 10 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 25.0 |
| 7 | UTEP | 7 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 29.7 |
| 9 | Florida International | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 6 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 32.5 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 33.6 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 319 | 35.4 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 58 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 428 | 42.8 |