2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 2 | Houston | 6 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 25.2 |
| 3 | Navy | 7 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 32.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 37.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 6 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 30.7 |
| 8 | Tulane | 6 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 37.2 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 6 | 31 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 36.8 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 6 | 34 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 43.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 6 | 37 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 46.5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 5 | 39 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 55.8 |