2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 10 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 139.28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 11 | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 141 | 1 | 3 | 71.94 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | UCF | 11 | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 72.09 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 111.76 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 11 | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 70.62 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Temple | 11 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 101.03 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 109.87 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 139.29 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Houston | 11 | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 98.63 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 13 | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 125.92 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 10 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 284 | 3 | 2 | 169.48 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Navy | 12 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 349 | 2 | 1 | 185.42 | 77 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||