2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Idaho | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 9 | Troy | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 11 | Texas State | 4 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 43.0 |