2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 13 | 39.0 | 278 | 3.00 |
| 2 | UCF | 13 | 38.0 | 243 | 2.92 |
| 3 | Temple | 14 | 40.0 | 277 | 2.86 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 13 | 32.0 | 221 | 2.46 |
| 5 | SMU | 12 | 29.0 | 227 | 2.42 |
| 5 | Tulane | 12 | 29.0 | 179 | 2.42 |
| 7 | South Florida | 13 | 31.0 | 195 | 2.39 |
| 8 | Memphis | 13 | 23.0 | 132 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 | 19.0 | 120 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Navy | 14 | 20.0 | 134 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 12 | 17.0 | 102 | 1.42 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 12 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.67 |