2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 199 | 2 | 0.56 |
| 1 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 1 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 11 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 10 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Josiah Powell | Navy | SR | OLB | 8 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 9 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | FR | DL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Justin Norton | Navy | JR | OLB | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0.10 |