2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 93 | 50 | 53.8 | 531 | 5.7 | 1 | 6 | 92.37 | 31.0 | 177.0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 3 | 113 | 61 | 54.0 | 632 | 5.6 | 1 | 5 | 95.03 | 37.7 | 210.7 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 10 | 351 | 197 | 56.1 | 1849 | 5.3 | 7 | 17 | 97.27 | 35.1 | 184.9 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 8 | 284 | 148 | 52.1 | 1590 | 5.6 | 5 | 10 | 97.91 | 35.5 | 198.8 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 6 | 139 | 76 | 54.7 | 672 | 4.8 | 4 | 3 | 100.47 | 23.2 | 112.0 |
| 6 | Troy | 10 | 382 | 197 | 51.6 | 2556 | 6.7 | 14 | 20 | 109.39 | 38.2 | 255.6 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 211 | 130 | 61.6 | 1349 | 6.4 | 4 | 4 | 117.78 | 35.2 | 224.8 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 168 | 97 | 57.7 | 1110 | 6.6 | 5 | 4 | 118.30 | 33.6 | 222.0 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 135 | 78 | 57.8 | 1059 | 7.8 | 5 | 4 | 129.96 | 33.8 | 264.8 |
| 10 | Texas State | 2 | 83 | 48 | 57.8 | 621 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 134.17 | 41.5 | 310.5 |
| 11 | Idaho | 9 | 304 | 177 | 58.2 | 2429 | 8.0 | 18 | 14 | 135.67 | 33.8 | 269.9 |