2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 10 | 34.0 | 214 | 3.40 |
| 2 | USF | 11 | 36.0 | 252 | 3.27 |
| 3 | SMU | 10 | 25.0 | 161 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 25.0 | 182 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 9 | 19.0 | 131 | 2.11 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 17.0 | 106 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Tulane | 9 | 13.0 | 87 | 1.44 |
| 8 | UCF | 9 | 12.0 | 60 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Navy | 10 | 12.0 | 78 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 9 | 10.0 | 71 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11.0 | 80 | 1.10 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.88 |