2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 145 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 135 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 7 | 133 | 2 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 102 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 89 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | South Florida | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 9 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |