2026 American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USF | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 7 | UAB | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 10 | Temple | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 11 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 11 | Rice | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 36.0 |