2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Temple | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 3 | SMU | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 32.3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Navy | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 9 | Houston | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 11 | Tulane | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |