2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 108 | 56 | 51.9 | 620 | 5.7 | 1 | 6 | 92.02 | 27.0 | 155.0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 5 | 106 | 61 | 57.5 | 656 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 120.10 | 21.2 | 131.2 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 767 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 155.56 | 21.3 | 191.8 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4 | 109 | 67 | 61.5 | 937 | 8.6 | 9 | 2 | 157.26 | 27.3 | 234.3 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 5 | 164 | 95 | 57.9 | 1232 | 7.5 | 9 | 1 | 137.92 | 32.8 | 246.4 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 5 | 162 | 104 | 64.2 | 1346 | 8.3 | 9 | 5 | 146.16 | 32.4 | 269.2 |
| 4 | Texas State | 4 | 137 | 89 | 65.0 | 1182 | 8.6 | 9 | 1 | 157.66 | 34.3 | 295.5 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 96 | 65 | 67.7 | 913 | 9.5 | 10 | 1 | 179.89 | 24.0 | 228.3 |
| 9 | Troy | 5 | 218 | 111 | 50.9 | 1347 | 6.2 | 11 | 10 | 110.30 | 43.6 | 269.4 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 169 | 104 | 61.5 | 1383 | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 148.21 | 33.8 | 276.6 |
| 11 | Idaho | 5 | 175 | 109 | 62.3 | 1452 | 8.3 | 16 | 6 | 155.29 | 35.0 | 290.4 |