2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 6 | South Florida | 5 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 4 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 10 | Houston | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 11 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |