2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 17.3 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 23.9 |
| 3 | Houston | 10 | 33 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 272 | 27.2 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 11 | 39 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 29.6 |
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | 40 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 38 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 30.4 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 30.6 |
| 9 | South Florida | 9 | 34 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 277 | 30.8 |
| 10 | Navy | 13 | 53 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 418 | 32.2 |
| 11 | SMU | 9 | 46 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 348 | 38.7 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 42 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 40.3 |