2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Navy | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 5 | SMU | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 5 | Tulane | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 9 | South Florida | 5 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 10 | UTSA | 5 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 4 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 11 | UAB | 4 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 13 | North Texas | 4 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 43.0 |
| 14 | Rice | 5 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |