2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 13 | 37.0 | 256 | 2.85 |
| 1 | UCF | 12 | 37.0 | 238 | 3.08 |
| 3 | Houston | 12 | 36.0 | 250 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 12 | 30.0 | 206 | 2.50 |
| 5 | South Florida | 12 | 28.0 | 172 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Tulane | 11 | 28.0 | 169 | 2.55 |
| 7 | SMU | 11 | 26.0 | 202 | 2.36 |
| 8 | Memphis | 12 | 21.0 | 120 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Navy | 13 | 17.0 | 125 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 11 | 17.0 | 102 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 11 | 16.0 | 103 | 1.46 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.73 |