2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 2 | Tulane | 6 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 26.8 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 27.6 |
| 4 | Memphis | 6 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 28.2 |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 29.7 |
| 6 | UCF | 7 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 31.4 |
| 7 | Navy | 8 | 32 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 31.5 |
| 8 | South Florida | 6 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 32.3 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 7 | 29 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 32.7 |
| 10 | SMU | 6 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 35.2 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 36.6 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 6 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 37.5 |