2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 2 | SMU | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 5 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 5 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 10 | Rice | 5 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 28.8 |
| 11 | Temple | 5 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 5 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 13 | UAB | 5 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 43.0 |