2026 American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 2 | UAB | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 3 | Tulane | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 3 | Army | 4 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 3 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Navy | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 8 | USF | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 8 | Rice | 4 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 3 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 46.7 |
| 11 | Temple | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 14 | Memphis | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |