2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 42.7 |
| 2 | Memphis | 5 | 34 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 49.8 |
| 3 | South Florida | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 5 | Tulane | 8 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 36.6 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 9 | 39 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Houston | 4 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 41.5 |
| 9 | UCF | 7 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 36.0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 51 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 393 | 43.7 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 8 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 32.1 |
| 11 | SMU | 7 | 41 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 46.0 |