2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 8 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 30.8 |
| 4 | Kent State | 8 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 9 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 8 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 29.9 |
| 5 | Ball State | 8 | 35 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 33.6 |
| 9 | Toledo | 8 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 10 | Akron | 8 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 30.3 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 8 | 34 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 34.1 |
| 12 | Ohio | 9 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 18.1 |