2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 28 | 1114 | 39.79 | 7.0 | 278.5 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 25 | 1039 | 41.56 | 6.3 | 259.8 |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 24 | 1034 | 43.08 | 4.8 | 206.8 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 24 | 970 | 40.42 | 6.0 | 242.5 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | 24 | 898 | 37.42 | 6.0 | 224.5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 4 | 22 | 863 | 39.23 | 5.5 | 215.8 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4 | 18 | 767 | 42.61 | 4.5 | 191.8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 19 | 764 | 40.21 | 4.8 | 191.0 |
| 9 | Temple | 5 | 19 | 740 | 38.95 | 3.8 | 148.0 |
| 10 | South Florida | 5 | 20 | 728 | 36.40 | 4.0 | 145.6 |
| 11 | Navy | 4 | 13 | 563 | 43.31 | 3.3 | 140.8 |
| 12 | Houston | 4 | 14 | 518 | 37.00 | 3.5 | 129.5 |