2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 12 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 18.1 |
| 2 | UCF | 12 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 24.6 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 11 | 40 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 328 | 29.8 |
| 4 | Tulane | 12 | 44 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 341 | 28.4 |
| 5 | Temple | 12 | 44 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 27.8 |
| 6 | SMU | 11 | 51 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 396 | 36.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 13 | 57 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 433 | 33.3 |
| 7 | South Florida | 12 | 51 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 402 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 12 | 57 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 415 | 34.6 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 11 | 54 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 38.2 |
| 11 | Houston | 12 | 60 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 469 | 39.1 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 11 | 74 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 50.5 |