2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 280 | 147 | 52.5 | 1703 | 6.1 | 8 | 13 | 103.73 | 35.0 | 212.9 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8 | 224 | 122 | 54.5 | 1665 | 7.4 | 11 | 7 | 126.86 | 28.0 | 208.1 |
| 3 | Houston | 8 | 282 | 154 | 54.6 | 2024 | 7.2 | 15 | 6 | 128.19 | 35.3 | 253.0 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 8 | 305 | 167 | 54.8 | 2078 | 6.8 | 12 | 3 | 122.99 | 38.1 | 259.8 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 222 | 123 | 55.4 | 1303 | 5.9 | 9 | 6 | 112.68 | 24.7 | 144.8 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 8 | 228 | 129 | 56.6 | 1742 | 7.6 | 13 | 4 | 136.07 | 28.5 | 217.8 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 227 | 131 | 57.7 | 1703 | 7.5 | 15 | 8 | 135.49 | 28.4 | 212.9 |
| 8 | South Florida | 8 | 319 | 190 | 59.6 | 2477 | 7.8 | 14 | 10 | 133.00 | 39.9 | 309.6 |
| 9 | Memphis | 8 | 298 | 185 | 62.1 | 2010 | 6.7 | 15 | 7 | 130.65 | 37.3 | 251.3 |
| 10 | Navy | 9 | 282 | 183 | 64.9 | 2331 | 8.3 | 19 | 5 | 153.01 | 31.3 | 259.0 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 8 | 257 | 167 | 65.0 | 1874 | 7.3 | 13 | 8 | 136.69 | 32.1 | 234.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 279 | 183 | 65.6 | 2076 | 7.4 | 15 | 6 | 141.53 | 34.9 | 259.5 |