2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 8 | SMU | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40.0 |
| 8 | Navy | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 10 | South Florida | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 11 | UCF | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 43.0 |