2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 2 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 3 | Navy | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |
| 8 | Tulane | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 3 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 53.3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 5 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 37.4 |
| 12 | Houston | 5 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 46.4 |