2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 32 | 1341 | 41.91 | 6.4 | 268.2 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 24 | 1006 | 41.92 | 6.0 | 251.5 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 23 | 887 | 38.57 | 5.8 | 221.8 |
| 4 | South Florida | 4 | 21 | 917 | 43.67 | 5.3 | 229.3 |
| 4 | Houston | 5 | 21 | 846 | 40.29 | 4.2 | 169.2 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 21 | 815 | 38.81 | 5.3 | 203.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 19 | 771 | 40.58 | 4.8 | 192.8 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 17 | 673 | 39.59 | 4.3 | 168.3 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 16 | 696 | 43.50 | 5.3 | 232.0 |
| 9 | Temple | 4 | 16 | 654 | 40.88 | 4.0 | 163.5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 13 | 477 | 36.69 | 3.3 | 119.3 |
| 12 | Navy | 3 | 9 | 366 | 40.67 | 3.0 | 122.0 |