2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 9 | Navy | 4 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 10 | South Florida | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 48.0 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 50.8 |