2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 9 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 13 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 6 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 12 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 17.0 |