2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 2 | Navy | 8 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 5 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 4 | UCF | 5 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 6 | Temple | 9 | 38 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 34.3 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 7 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 36.7 |
| 8 | SMU | 6 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 38.2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 6 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 39.3 |
| 10 | South Florida | 11 | 61 | 15 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 474 | 43.1 |
| 11 | Houston | 5 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 44.4 |