2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 10 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 22.7 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 38 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 35.3 |
| 5 | Temple | 10 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 19.8 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10 | 36 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 29.8 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 9 | 40 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 33.2 |
| 8 | South Florida | 11 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 8 | Memphis | 11 | 43 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 9 | 42 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 323 | 35.9 |
| 11 | SMU | 10 | 41 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 32.4 |
| 12 | Navy | 10 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 25.7 |