2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 6 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 8 | Houston | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 46.5 |