2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 5 | Memphis | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Temple | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 34.7 |
| 8 | SMU | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 9 | South Florida | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 10 | UCF | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |