2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 36.0 | 205 | 3.00 |
| 2 | South Florida | 9 | 26.0 | 185 | 2.89 |
| 2 | SMU | 11 | 26.0 | 169 | 2.36 |
| 4 | Memphis | 10 | 22.0 | 144 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 20.0 | 127 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 8 | 18.0 | 115 | 2.25 |
| 7 | UCF | 10 | 16.0 | 110 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 15.0 | 100 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 10.0 | 75 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 10.0 | 71 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Tulane | 10 | 9.0 | 57 | 0.90 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 8.0 | 49 | 0.89 |