2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 2 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 4 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 11 | UAB | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Navy | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 13 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 3 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 59.3 |