2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 6 | Temple | 4 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 4 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 55.8 |