2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 7 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 84.69 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 51.35 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 55.55 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 85.51 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | North Texas | 6 | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 209.73 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 76.84 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 135.65 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 7 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 172.94 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Florida International | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 149.18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 145.28 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 162.05 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 5 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 201.47 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 8 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 141.14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||