2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 5 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 8 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 6 | Navy | 5 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Memphis | 6 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |