2026 American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Army | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 3 | USF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 6 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 10 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 11 | UAB | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 42.0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 48.0 |