2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 3 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 5 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 34.0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 4 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 35.5 |