2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 3 | Temple | 7 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 7 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 7 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 26.4 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 6 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Tulane | 6 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 28.5 |
| 8 | Memphis | 7 | 26 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 29.4 |
| 9 | Navy | 6 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 30.3 |
| 10 | South Florida | 7 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 31.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 34.7 |
| 12 | SMU | 6 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 37.3 |