2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 5 | Houston | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43.5 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 10 | SMU | 3 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 11 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 54.5 |