2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Louisville | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Clemson | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 7 | Florida State | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Boston College | 4 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 9 | Duke | 4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 14 | Virginia | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |