2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 2 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 29.4 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 5 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 40.4 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 5 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 50.6 |