2014 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/12/2015
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SO | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Tank Jakes | Memphis | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Thomas Niles | UCF | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Joey Mbu | Houston | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Reshard Cliett | S Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Cortez Crosby | Memphis | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Eric Thomas | Tulane | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Royce LaFrance | Tulane | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Terrell Hartsfield | Cincinnati | SR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jackson Dillon | Memphis | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Kevin Pope | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Stephon Sanders | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Robert Seals | SMU | JR | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Zach Wood | SMU | JR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Mason Gentry | SMU | FR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.