2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 3 | Houston | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 5 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 5 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 53.4 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 11 | SMU | 5 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |