2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 11 | 98.0 | 405 | 8.91 |
| 2 | Memphis | 11 | 78.0 | 326 | 7.09 |
| 3 | Temple | 10 | 77.0 | 330 | 7.70 |
| 4 | SMU | 10 | 68.0 | 260 | 6.80 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 61.0 | 206 | 6.10 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 53.0 | 185 | 5.30 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 9 | 48.0 | 180 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Navy | 10 | 47.0 | 166 | 4.70 |
| 9 | Tulane | 9 | 45.0 | 148 | 5.00 |
| 10 | UCF | 9 | 43.0 | 140 | 4.78 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 9 | 40.0 | 152 | 4.44 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 27.0 | 104 | 3.38 |