2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 10 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 26.2 |
| 2 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 4 | UTSA | 4 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 7 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 34.1 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 9 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 307 | 34.1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 8 | Tulane | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 9 | Rice | 7 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 37.4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 43 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 332 | 41.5 |
| 11 | North Texas | 7 | 39 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 293 | 41.9 |
| 12 | UAB | 8 | 43 | 11 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 42.0 |
| 13 | Temple | 9 | 48 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 42.2 |
| 14 | South Florida | 6 | 38 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 46.3 |