2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 40.7 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 9 | UCF | 3 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 10 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 |