2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 6 | UCF | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 11 | Navy | 5 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 12 | South Florida | 5 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 30.2 |