2024 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/04/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 4 | Army | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 6 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 42.5 |
| 10 | UAB | 2 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 48.5 |
| 11 | Navy | 3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 36.0 |
| 12 | South Florida | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 37.7 |
| 12 | UTSA | 3 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |