2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 18.7 |
| 2 | Troy | 7 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 21.9 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 6 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 28.2 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 29.4 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 6 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 31.7 |
| 8 | Idaho | 8 | 37 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 36.3 |
| 9 | Texas State | 6 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 43.7 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 42 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 315 | 45.0 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 7 | 46 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 47.9 |