2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
| 4 | SMU | 11 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 14.9 |
| 5 | Temple | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Tulane | 11 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 16.6 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 10 | South Florida | 7 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 11 | UTSA | 9 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 12 | UAB | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 13 | Memphis | 10 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 271 | 27.1 |
| 14 | North Texas | 5 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |