2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 9 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 31.7 |
| 3 | Tulane | 6 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 35.8 |
| 4 | Navy | 10 | 50 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 36.5 |
| 5 | SMU | 7 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 37.4 |
| 6 | South Florida | 6 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 39.3 |
| 7 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 9 | 50 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 41.4 |
| 9 | Temple | 5 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 41.6 |
| 10 | Memphis | 6 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 41.8 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 74 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 50.5 |
| 12 | Houston | 5 | 40 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 57.8 |