2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 26.8 |
| 3 | UCF | 9 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 4 | Temple | 8 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 8 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 31.0 |
| 6 | SMU | 8 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 263 | 32.9 |
| 7 | Navy | 8 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 32.5 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 33.1 |
| 7 | Houston | 8 | 36 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 291 | 36.4 |
| 10 | Memphis | 9 | 36 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 274 | 30.4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 8 | 42 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 38.5 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 57 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 52.6 |