2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 10 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 20.1 |
| 2 | Ohio | 11 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Kent State | 8 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 5 | Toledo | 12 | 41 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 27.6 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 41 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 45 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 30.5 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 10 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Ball State | 10 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 31.7 |
| 10 | Akron | 10 | 40 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 10 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 33.1 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 10 | 49 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 357 | 35.7 |