2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 7 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 3 | Navy | 8 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 27.0 |
| 4 | UCF | 8 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Temple | 7 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 6 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 233 | 38.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 7 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 266 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Tulane | 8 | 36 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 33.4 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 8 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 38.8 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 7 | 44 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 45.7 |
| 11 | SMU | 8 | 45 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 41.9 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 7 | 54 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 57.1 |