2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 12 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 118.19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | SMU | 10 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 151 | 0 | 3 | 63.00 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 13 | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 116.94 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 11 | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 105.12 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 197 | 2 | 1 | 175.74 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 10 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 142.33 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | South Florida | 12 | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 208 | 2 | 0 | 108.09 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 107.93 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 226 | 1 | 1 | 110.98 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Navy | 13 | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 278 | 4 | 1 | 152.85 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 11 | 46 | 21 | 45.7 | 290 | 1 | 1 | 101.42 | 75 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 12 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 301 | 2 | 0 | 172.01 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||