2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 57 | 50 | 9 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 37 | 57 | 7 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Temple | 3 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 32 | 61 | 6 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 11 | Houston | 3 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 29 | 9.7 |