2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 35.0 | 256 | 2.92 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 29.0 | 188 | 2.90 |
| 3 | SMU | 10 | 27.0 | 199 | 2.70 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 29.0 | 179 | 2.64 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 12 | 31.0 | 217 | 2.58 |
| 6 | South Florida | 11 | 26.0 | 164 | 2.36 |
| 7 | Houston | 11 | 23.0 | 175 | 2.09 |
| 8 | Memphis | 11 | 21.0 | 118 | 1.91 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 16.0 | 85 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Navy | 12 | 19.0 | 124 | 1.58 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 10 | 14.0 | 83 | 1.40 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.89 |