2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 27.2 |
| 2 | Temple | 6 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 28.3 |
| 3 | Houston | 6 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 32.6 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 35.5 |
| 6 | Navy | 8 | 37 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 36.4 |
| 7 | UCF | 6 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 37.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 9 | SMU | 7 | 40 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 43.6 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 6 | 36 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 45.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 6 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 45.3 |
| 12 | South Florida | 4 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 47.0 |