2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 10 | 285 | 155 | 54.4 | 1664 | 5.8 | 7 | 7 | 106.63 | 28.5 | 166.4 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 11 | 387 | 217 | 56.1 | 2072 | 5.4 | 8 | 18 | 98.56 | 35.2 | 188.4 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 11 | 364 | 195 | 53.6 | 2339 | 6.4 | 11 | 11 | 111.48 | 33.1 | 212.6 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 10 | 239 | 147 | 61.5 | 1980 | 8.3 | 12 | 9 | 140.14 | 23.9 | 198.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 237 | 134 | 56.5 | 1874 | 7.9 | 13 | 5 | 136.84 | 26.3 | 208.2 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 297 | 176 | 59.3 | 2257 | 7.6 | 14 | 7 | 133.94 | 33.0 | 250.8 |
| 7 | Troy | 11 | 407 | 213 | 52.3 | 2750 | 6.8 | 15 | 19 | 111.91 | 37.0 | 250.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 373 | 229 | 61.4 | 2819 | 7.6 | 16 | 9 | 134.21 | 33.9 | 256.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 10 | 302 | 192 | 63.6 | 2436 | 8.1 | 17 | 12 | 141.96 | 30.2 | 243.6 |
| 10 | Idaho | 10 | 335 | 208 | 62.1 | 2853 | 8.5 | 21 | 15 | 145.35 | 33.5 | 285.3 |
| 11 | Texas State | 10 | 314 | 213 | 67.8 | 2516 | 8.0 | 26 | 2 | 161.19 | 31.4 | 251.6 |