2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 2 | UCF | 8 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 3 | Houston | 8 | 29 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 4 | Tulane | 8 | 31 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 30.1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 8 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 30.6 |
| 6 | Memphis | 8 | 33 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 31.1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 8 | 31 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 8 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 32.3 |
| 9 | South Florida | 8 | 32 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 260 | 32.5 |
| 10 | Navy | 9 | 38 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 32.7 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 8 | 42 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 40.3 |
| 12 | SMU | 8 | 43 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 327 | 40.9 |