2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 7 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 32.1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 7 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 32.4 |
| 5 | Navy | 9 | 44 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 35.6 |
| 6 | SMU | 8 | 37 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Temple | 7 | 37 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 38.9 |
| 8 | South Florida | 7 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 39.1 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 46 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 43.1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 6 | 34 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 43.3 |
| 11 | Houston | 5 | 31 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 46.8 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 7 | 49 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 52.6 |