2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 23.3 |
| 2 | Houston | 8 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 25.9 |
| 3 | UCF | 9 | 32 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 26.9 |
| 4 | Temple | 8 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Navy | 8 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 233 | 29.1 |
| 6 | Tulane | 8 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 30.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 9 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 296 | 32.9 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 8 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 34.6 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 8 | 36 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 34.9 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 39 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 37.9 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 41 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 38.3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 50 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 46.1 |