2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Idaho | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 6 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 38.5 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 5 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 26.2 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 30.8 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 7 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 |