2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 12 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 15.5 |
| 2 | UCF | 11 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 11 | 34 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Temple | 11 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 11 | 39 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 327 | 29.7 |
| 6 | Memphis | 12 | 47 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 360 | 30.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 11 | 43 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 31.2 |
| 8 | Navy | 9 | 41 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 33.1 |
| 9 | SMU | 9 | 39 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 33.8 |
| 10 | Houston | 12 | 52 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 413 | 34.4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 10 | 46 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 355 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 52 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 48.4 |