2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 12 | 37 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 282 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 12 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 1 | UCF | 13 | 43 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 13 | 40 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 342 | 26.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 13 | 62 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 477 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 12 | 58 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 450 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 12 | 61 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 455 | 37.9 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 12 | 73 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Tulane | 12 | 47 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 29.2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 12 | 46 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 382 | 31.8 |
| 10 | Memphis | 13 | 56 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 422 | 32.5 |