2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 4 | Tulane | 5 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 5 | South Florida | 5 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 5 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 34.6 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |
| 9 | Navy | 5 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 35.2 |
| 10 | Houston | 5 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 38.4 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 46.0 |