2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 82.04 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 117.06 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 5 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 113.18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Tulane | 6 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 170 | 2 | 0 | 164.40 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 183 | 3 | 0 | 158.12 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Houston | 4 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 193 | 3 | 1 | 134.86 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 6 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 132.79 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 3 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 106.48 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 231 | 3 | 0 | 441.30 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Memphis | 5 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 291 | 1 | 1 | 137.50 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 407 | 4 | 2 | 136.41 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 9 | 73 | 42 | 57.5 | 503 | 4 | 0 | 133.49 | 64 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||