2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 37.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 44.5 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 8 | Temple | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |