2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 315 | 1 | 1 | 170.57 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 266 | 2 | 2 | 123.54 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | South Florida | 7 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 151.62 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | UCF | 8 | 45 | 23 | 51.1 | 454 | 2 | 0 | 150.53 | 75 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | SMU | 8 | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 304 | 3 | 2 | 142.46 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 54 | 35 | 64.8 | 455 | 3 | 1 | 150.23 | 60 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 8 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 528 | 3 | 1 | 134.15 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | Tulane | 9 | 105 | 50 | 47.6 | 571 | 4 | 6 | 94.44 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 7 | 81 | 52 | 64.2 | 641 | 4 | 1 | 144.51 | 70 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11 | 128 | 86 | 67.2 | 952 | 4 | 2 | 136.85 | 59 | 43 | 17 | 10 |
| 11 | Memphis | 7 | 87 | 59 | 67.8 | 640 | 5 | 0 | 148.58 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 66 | 40 | 60.6 | 672 | 6 | 0 | 176.14 | 62 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||