2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 5 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 7 | SMU | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Navy | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |