2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 12 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 2 | South Florida | 11 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 24.1 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 38 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Navy | 13 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 342 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Temple | 12 | 39 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 322 | 26.8 |
| 6 | Tulane | 11 | 45 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 30.5 |
| 7 | Memphis | 12 | 52 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 391 | 32.6 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 11 | 44 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 368 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 12 | 58 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 450 | 37.5 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 60 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 463 | 38.6 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 59 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 39.5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 68 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 46.0 |