2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 21.0 | 132 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 16.0 | 93 | 3.20 |
| 3 | Temple | 7 | 21.0 | 177 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 8 | 23.0 | 161 | 2.88 |
| 4 | South Florida | 8 | 23.0 | 141 | 2.88 |
| 6 | SMU | 4 | 11.0 | 78 | 2.75 |
| 7 | Houston | 6 | 16.0 | 113 | 2.67 |
| 8 | Memphis | 6 | 10.0 | 67 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 | 8.0 | 35 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Navy | 5 | 7.0 | 50 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 6 | 7.0 | 55 | 1.17 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |