2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 2 | UCF | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 4 | Tulane | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 6 | Houston | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 7 | SMU | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 32.3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 3 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 3 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 10 | South Florida | 4 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 42.7 |