2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 10 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 23.5 |
| 3 | SMU | 13 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 12 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 3 | South Florida | 12 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 402 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Temple | 11 | 47 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 373 | 33.9 |
| 7 | Navy | 10 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 16.8 |
| 7 | UTSA | 12 | 31 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 22.3 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 11 | 36 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 309 | 28.1 |
| 7 | UAB | 11 | 50 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 394 | 35.8 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 9 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 25.3 |
| 11 | Rice | 11 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 26.5 |
| 11 | North Texas | 11 | 54 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 400 | 36.4 |
| 14 | Memphis | 11 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 27.5 |