2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 2 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Tulane | 6 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 5 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 6 | North Texas | 4 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 7 | South Florida | 4 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 41.5 |
| 8 | Navy | 5 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 5 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 41.0 |
| 9 | UAB | 5 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 41.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 6 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 211 | 35.2 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 5 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 43.2 |
| 13 | Rice | 6 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 37.3 |
| 14 | Temple | 6 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 42.2 |