2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 4 | Houston | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Tulane | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 6 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 12 | South Florida | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |