2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 14 | 101 | 54 | 53.5 | 568 | 5 | 3 | 111.11 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 97 | 45 | 46.4 | 647 | 5 | 7 | 105.00 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | UCF | 13 | 112 | 61 | 54.5 | 635 | 2 | 3 | 102.62 | 51 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 12 | 98 | 50 | 51.0 | 879 | 9 | 0 | 156.67 | 80 | 37 | 16 | 11 |
| 5 | Memphis | 13 | 123 | 76 | 61.8 | 762 | 5 | 3 | 122.36 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 4 |
| 5 | Houston | 13 | 108 | 56 | 51.9 | 778 | 5 | 1 | 125.79 | 64 | 35 | 19 | 8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 12 | 113 | 75 | 66.4 | 821 | 5 | 8 | 127.84 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 10 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 862 | 8 | 6 | 121.40 | 35 | 41 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 13 | 134 | 67 | 50.0 | 903 | 5 | 3 | 114.44 | 82 | 35 | 20 | 9 |
| 10 | Navy | 13 | 117 | 69 | 59.0 | 925 | 9 | 1 | 149.05 | 56 | 43 | 23 | 8 |
| 10 | South Florida | 13 | 135 | 87 | 64.4 | 1084 | 6 | 4 | 140.63 | 72 | 48 | 23 | 8 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 12 | 140 | 90 | 64.3 | 1013 | 5 | 4 | 131.14 | 40 | 48 | 25 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||