2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 6 | SMU | 4 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Navy | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 10 | Temple | 4 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 4 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |