2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 282 | 151 | 53.5 | 1303 | 4.6 | 3 | 15 | 85.24 | 35.3 | 162.9 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 8 | 247 | 137 | 55.5 | 1467 | 5.9 | 7 | 5 | 110.66 | 30.9 | 183.4 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 8 | 207 | 127 | 61.4 | 1614 | 7.8 | 10 | 9 | 134.08 | 25.9 | 201.8 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 8 | 260 | 135 | 51.9 | 1621 | 6.2 | 6 | 10 | 104.22 | 32.5 | 202.6 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 226 | 127 | 56.2 | 1728 | 7.6 | 12 | 5 | 133.53 | 28.3 | 216.0 |
| 6 | Texas State | 8 | 236 | 160 | 67.8 | 1803 | 7.6 | 19 | 2 | 156.86 | 29.5 | 225.4 |
| 7 | Troy | 8 | 264 | 143 | 54.2 | 1856 | 7.0 | 9 | 12 | 115.38 | 33.0 | 232.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 270 | 167 | 61.9 | 1866 | 6.9 | 7 | 7 | 123.27 | 33.8 | 233.3 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 270 | 158 | 58.5 | 1987 | 7.4 | 10 | 7 | 127.37 | 33.8 | 248.4 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 8 | 251 | 165 | 65.7 | 2092 | 8.3 | 14 | 11 | 145.40 | 31.4 | 261.5 |
| 11 | Idaho | 8 | 273 | 173 | 63.4 | 2233 | 8.2 | 15 | 11 | 142.14 | 34.1 | 279.1 |