2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 192 | 96 | 50.0 | 985 | 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 100.59 | 27.4 | 140.7 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | 173 | 74 | 42.8 | 846 | 4.9 | 4 | 8 | 82.24 | 28.8 | 141.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 160 | 85 | 53.1 | 1171 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | 116.61 | 26.7 | 195.2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 7 | 207 | 130 | 62.8 | 1520 | 7.3 | 8 | 8 | 129.50 | 29.6 | 217.1 |
| 5 | Houston | 6 | 218 | 110 | 50.5 | 1303 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 105.49 | 36.3 | 217.2 |
| 6 | Tulane | 6 | 179 | 97 | 54.2 | 1455 | 8.1 | 9 | 7 | 131.24 | 29.8 | 242.5 |
| 7 | SMU | 6 | 173 | 107 | 61.8 | 1489 | 8.6 | 13 | 6 | 152.01 | 28.8 | 248.2 |
| 8 | South Florida | 7 | 264 | 147 | 55.7 | 1746 | 6.6 | 8 | 5 | 117.45 | 37.7 | 249.4 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 6 | 236 | 124 | 52.5 | 1608 | 6.8 | 11 | 3 | 122.62 | 39.3 | 268.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 7 | 254 | 149 | 58.7 | 1930 | 7.6 | 10 | 5 | 131.53 | 36.3 | 275.7 |
| 11 | Memphis | 7 | 313 | 196 | 62.6 | 1968 | 6.3 | 11 | 10 | 120.65 | 44.7 | 281.1 |
| 12 | Navy | 6 | 214 | 139 | 65.0 | 1826 | 8.5 | 13 | 3 | 153.88 | 35.7 | 304.3 |