2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 5 | Tulane | 7 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 6 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 14.7 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 32.2 |
| 9 | Houston | 8 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 9 | South Florida | 7 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25.7 |
| 11 | Memphis | 8 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 12 | UCF | 12 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 21.3 |