2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12.1 |
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 7 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 9 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 18.4 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 25.2 |