2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 32.0 | 215 | 3.56 |
| 2 | UCF | 8 | 23.0 | 153 | 2.88 |
| 3 | SMU | 8 | 19.0 | 149 | 2.38 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 8 | 19.0 | 144 | 2.38 |
| 5 | Tulane | 8 | 19.0 | 121 | 2.38 |
| 6 | Houston | 8 | 15.0 | 106 | 1.88 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 17.0 | 100 | 2.13 |
| 7 | Navy | 9 | 13.0 | 100 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 13.0 | 84 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 8 | 11.0 | 76 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 13.0 | 66 | 1.63 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.88 |