2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 6 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Troy | 6 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 6 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 31.2 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 8 | Idaho | 5 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 47.2 |
| 9 | Texas State | 7 | 42 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 318 | 45.4 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 40 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 303 | 50.5 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 7 | 44 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 47.1 |