2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 11.6 |
| 2 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 3 | UCF | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 5 | Memphis | 7 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 9 | Navy | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 10 | Houston | 7 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 33.6 |
| 11 | SMU | 3 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 47.0 |