2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 34.0 | 233 | 3.09 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 30.0 | 191 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 11 | 29.0 | 202 | 2.64 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 27.0 | 166 | 2.70 |
| 5 | SMU | 9 | 24.0 | 180 | 2.67 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 20.0 | 147 | 2.00 |
| 7 | South Florida | 9 | 19.0 | 112 | 2.11 |
| 7 | Memphis | 10 | 19.0 | 108 | 1.90 |
| 9 | Navy | 13 | 17.0 | 125 | 1.31 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 10 | 16.0 | 103 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 13.0 | 66 | 1.63 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.88 |