2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 7 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 26.4 |
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | 40 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 29.9 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 10 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 8 | SMU | 7 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 27.9 |
| 10 | Temple | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 11 | UCF | 13 | 43 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 25.3 |
| 12 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 17.0 |