2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Navy | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Memphis | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 14.6 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 6 | UCF | 9 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 6 | Houston | 8 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 9 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 17.9 |
| 9 | SMU | 7 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 30.1 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 8 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 12 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 20.5 |