2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Scoring Offense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 44.2 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 3 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 51.7 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 11 | South Florida | 4 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 46.0 |
| 12 | Navy | 3 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 |