2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 5 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Tulane | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 9 | North Texas | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 10 | Memphis | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 11 | UAB | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 3 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 13 | South Florida | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 44.3 |
| 14 | Temple | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 49.7 |