2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 11.3 |
| 2 | Temple | 10 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 9 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 15.4 |
| 6 | Memphis | 8 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 10 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 26.0 |
| 11 | Navy | 9 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 27.9 |
| 12 | South Florida | 11 | 38 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 28.2 |