2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 85 | 56 | 65.9 | 803 | 9.4 | 8 | 1 | 173.94 | 21.3 | 200.8 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 99 | 65 | 65.7 | 895 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 156.25 | 49.5 | 447.5 |
| 3 | Florida International | 4 | 122 | 77 | 63.1 | 1094 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 161.14 | 30.5 | 273.5 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 126 | 83 | 65.9 | 1421 | 11.3 | 12 | 2 | 188.87 | 25.2 | 284.2 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 129 | 72 | 55.8 | 1108 | 8.6 | 12 | 6 | 149.36 | 25.8 | 221.6 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 5 | 158 | 108 | 68.4 | 1405 | 8.9 | 11 | 4 | 160.95 | 31.6 | 281.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 6 | 168 | 114 | 67.9 | 2146 | 12.8 | 15 | 2 | 202.25 | 28.0 | 357.7 |
| 8 | North Texas | 7 | 189 | 95 | 50.3 | 1422 | 7.5 | 11 | 10 | 122.10 | 27.0 | 203.1 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 201 | 140 | 69.7 | 1809 | 9.0 | 16 | 3 | 168.53 | 33.5 | 301.5 |
| 10 | Marshall | 6 | 203 | 120 | 59.1 | 1649 | 8.1 | 15 | 3 | 148.76 | 33.8 | 274.8 |
| 11 | UTSA | 7 | 211 | 115 | 54.5 | 1570 | 7.4 | 12 | 4 | 131.98 | 30.1 | 224.3 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 6 | 224 | 142 | 63.4 | 1901 | 8.5 | 21 | 8 | 158.48 | 37.3 | 316.8 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 281 | 181 | 64.4 | 2422 | 8.6 | 19 | 4 | 156.27 | 46.8 | 403.7 |