2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 85.0 | 354 | 7.73 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 81.0 | 319 | 8.10 |
| 3 | Tulane | 10 | 77.0 | 298 | 7.70 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 11 | 71.0 | 309 | 6.46 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 68.0 | 260 | 6.80 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 59.0 | 192 | 5.90 |
| 7 | SMU | 9 | 57.0 | 274 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 56.0 | 202 | 5.60 |
| 9 | South Florida | 9 | 52.0 | 190 | 5.78 |
| 10 | Navy | 13 | 49.0 | 226 | 3.77 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 8 | 38.0 | 115 | 4.75 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 34.0 | 104 | 4.25 |