2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 58.51 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 7 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 92.34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 101.97 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | SMU | 9 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 97.65 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF | 6 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 124.05 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 133.10 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | 7 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 155.25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 10 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 155.83 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Navy | 10 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 166.58 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Tulane | 8 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 132.10 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | South Florida | 11 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 138.77 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 194.24 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||