2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 2 | Tulane | 9 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 20.6 |
| 4 | UTSA | 8 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 8 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 6 | Rice | 8 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 24.6 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 10 | North Texas | 8 | 37 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 34.1 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 34 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 276 | 34.5 |
| 12 | UAB | 8 | 39 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 37.3 |
| 13 | South Florida | 8 | 44 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 39.5 |
| 14 | Temple | 8 | 41 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 40.1 |