2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 23.1 |
| 2 | Houston | 10 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 24.3 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 25.9 |
| 4 | Temple | 12 | 39 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 322 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Navy | 12 | 42 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 335 | 27.9 |
| 6 | Tulane | 10 | 37 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 280 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 10 | 43 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 10 | 40 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 33.2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 50 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 391 | 35.5 |
| 10 | SMU | 11 | 52 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 407 | 37.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 41 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 38.3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 52 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 42.9 |