2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Memphis | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 4 | UCF | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 5 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 9 | Houston | 7 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 30.1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 3 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 44.3 |