2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14.3 |
| 2 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 12.6 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Houston | 6 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 5 | SMU | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 6 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 29.6 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 5 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 11 | South Florida | 8 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 25.4 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 26.1 |