2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11.1 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14.9 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 1 | Clemson | 14 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 16.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 17.1 |
| 9 | Louisville | 9 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 17.9 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 19.1 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 31.9 |
| 14 | Florida State | 10 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 18.8 |