2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 2 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 57.0 |
| 10 | Idaho | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 57.5 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 58.5 |