2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 31 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 32 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 34.7 |
| 4 | Houston | 6 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 30.8 |
| 4 | UCF | 8 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 262 | 32.8 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 37.1 |
| 4 | South Florida | 7 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 43.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8 | 35 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 33 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 32.4 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 11 | Navy | 7 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 27.6 |