2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 800 | 8.6 | 5 | 3 | 145.92 | 31.0 | 266.7 |
| 2 | Troy | 3 | 100 | 57 | 57.0 | 647 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | 127.15 | 33.3 | 215.7 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 5 | 140 | 82 | 58.6 | 1263 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 156.49 | 28.0 | 252.6 |
| 4 | Idaho | 4 | 144 | 105 | 72.9 | 1256 | 8.7 | 13 | 3 | 171.80 | 36.0 | 314.0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 7 | 174 | 112 | 64.4 | 1598 | 9.2 | 10 | 7 | 152.44 | 24.9 | 228.3 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 187 | 114 | 61.0 | 1582 | 8.5 | 17 | 2 | 159.88 | 23.4 | 197.8 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 187 | 113 | 60.4 | 1644 | 8.8 | 11 | 5 | 148.33 | 26.7 | 234.9 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 228 | 141 | 61.8 | 1900 | 8.3 | 14 | 6 | 146.84 | 32.6 | 271.4 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 9 | 242 | 132 | 54.5 | 1455 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 109.64 | 26.9 | 161.7 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 9 | 267 | 182 | 68.2 | 2498 | 9.4 | 22 | 7 | 168.71 | 29.7 | 277.6 |
| 11 | Texas State | 10 | 290 | 201 | 69.3 | 2364 | 8.2 | 24 | 2 | 163.72 | 29.0 | 236.4 |