2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 13 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 13 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 280 | 21.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 13 | 37 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 313 | 24.1 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | 33 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 11 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 12 | 43 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 12 | 46 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 360 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 11 | 40 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |
| 1 | South Florida | 12 | 54 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 32.9 |
| 1 | North Texas | 11 | 56 | 8 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 414 | 37.6 |
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 53 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 419 | 38.1 |
| 1 | UAB | 11 | 57 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 437 | 39.7 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 286 | 26.0 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 11 | 51 | 12 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 399 | 36.3 |