2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 182 | 93 | 51.1 | 1174 | 6.5 | 4 | 7 | 104.85 | 36.4 | 234.8 |
| 2 | Temple | 5 | 120 | 59 | 49.2 | 827 | 6.9 | 4 | 6 | 108.06 | 24.0 | 165.4 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 4 | 132 | 72 | 54.5 | 925 | 7.0 | 5 | 9 | 112.28 | 33.0 | 231.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 5 | 197 | 119 | 60.4 | 1236 | 6.3 | 5 | 9 | 112.35 | 39.4 | 247.2 |
| 5 | UCF | 5 | 152 | 76 | 50.0 | 907 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 114.86 | 30.4 | 181.4 |
| 6 | SMU | 4 | 181 | 108 | 59.7 | 1207 | 6.7 | 7 | 10 | 117.40 | 45.3 | 301.8 |
| 7 | Houston | 5 | 137 | 81 | 59.1 | 829 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 118.13 | 27.4 | 165.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 4 | 120 | 65 | 54.2 | 798 | 6.7 | 6 | 5 | 118.20 | 30.0 | 199.5 |
| 9 | South Florida | 5 | 188 | 113 | 60.1 | 1235 | 6.6 | 7 | 5 | 122.26 | 37.6 | 247.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 135 | 82 | 60.7 | 1100 | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 139.92 | 33.8 | 275.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 110 | 65 | 59.1 | 949 | 8.6 | 4 | 1 | 141.74 | 27.5 | 237.3 |
| 12 | Navy | 5 | 131 | 84 | 64.1 | 1226 | 9.4 | 10 | 2 | 164.88 | 26.2 | 245.2 |