2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 98 | 7 | 1 | 158.97 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | North Texas | 11 | 48 | 18 | 37.5 | 120 | 10 | 1 | 123.08 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 12 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 176.30 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Rice | 11 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 151 | 8 | 0 | 184.15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida International | 11 | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 172 | 11 | 0 | 234.67 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 175 | 13 | 3 | 144.73 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 179 | 11 | 2 | 151.87 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 10 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 182 | 10 | 1 | 164.28 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 13 | 61 | 28 | 45.9 | 222 | 15 | 2 | 151.06 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | UTEP | 11 | 40 | 29 | 72.5 | 228 | 16 | 0 | 252.38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 12 | 65 | 39 | 60.0 | 296 | 20 | 0 | 199.79 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 63 | 35 | 55.6 | 308 | 16 | 2 | 174.09 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 365 | 22 | 0 | 200.35 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||