2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 13 | 33 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Houston | 12 | 37 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 305 | 25.4 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 26.7 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 39 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 38 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 316 | 28.7 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 11 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 28.7 |
| 7 | Memphis | 12 | 47 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 29.8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 12 | 45 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 30.6 |
| 9 | Navy | 13 | 53 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 418 | 32.2 |
| 10 | South Florida | 12 | 48 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 391 | 32.6 |
| 11 | SMU | 11 | 54 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 421 | 38.3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 55 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 426 | 38.7 |