2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 6 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 3 | Tulane | 7 | 34 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 250 | 35.7 |
| 4 | Temple | 6 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 36.0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 10 | 50 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 391 | 39.1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 8 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 39.3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 3 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 9 | 54 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 397 | 44.1 |
| 10 | SMU | 6 | 38 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 47.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 63 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 51.7 |