2023 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 10 | 52 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 378 | 37.8 |
| 2 | SMU | 10 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 16.4 |
| 3 | Navy | 11 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 24.5 |
| 3 | North Texas | 10 | 48 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 35.6 |
| 5 | Memphis | 10 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 300 | 30.0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 290 | 32.2 |
| 6 | Temple | 9 | 44 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 9 | 35 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 280 | 31.1 |
| 8 | UAB | 10 | 50 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 388 | 38.8 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 10 | 29 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 23.9 |
| 11 | Tulane | 11 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 18.4 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 23.9 |
| 13 | UTSA | 11 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Rice | 10 | 33 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 28.0 |