2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 16.9 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 3 | Temple | 9 | 28 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 24.2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 34 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 5 | Memphis | 11 | 44 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 331 | 30.1 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 30.8 |
| 7 | SMU | 9 | 39 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 34.3 |
| 8 | South Florida | 10 | 45 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 34.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 12 | 57 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 415 | 34.6 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 46 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 38.1 |
| 11 | Houston | 10 | 49 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 388 | 38.8 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 68 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 50.5 |