2026 American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | USF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 4 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 8 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 10 | UAB | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 14 | Memphis | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |