2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 93.0 | 344 | 7.75 |
| 2 | South Florida | 9 | 78.0 | 316 | 8.67 |
| 3 | SMU | 11 | 73.0 | 284 | 6.64 |
| 4 | Memphis | 10 | 69.0 | 240 | 6.90 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 68.0 | 250 | 6.80 |
| 6 | Navy | 12 | 55.0 | 193 | 4.58 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 8 | 51.0 | 181 | 6.38 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 50.0 | 186 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 49.0 | 178 | 4.46 |
| 10 | Tulane | 10 | 46.0 | 133 | 4.60 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10 | 43.0 | 137 | 4.30 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 26.0 | 90 | 2.89 |