2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 32 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 28.6 |
| 2 | North Texas | 7 | 35 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 13.2 |
| 3 | Rice | 6 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Memphis | 6 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 6 | SMU | 9 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 33.2 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 17.4 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 6 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 183 | 30.5 |
| 11 | UAB | 6 | 29 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 38.7 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 13 | UTSA | 9 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 24.5 |