2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 13 | 322 | 174 | 54.0 | 2046 | 6.4 | 13 | 9 | 115.14 | 24.8 | 157.4 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 12 | 451 | 243 | 53.9 | 3009 | 6.7 | 14 | 8 | 116.61 | 37.6 | 250.8 |
| 3 | Tulane | 11 | 313 | 169 | 54.0 | 2182 | 7.0 | 15 | 10 | 121.97 | 28.5 | 198.4 |
| 4 | UCF | 12 | 394 | 207 | 52.5 | 2472 | 6.3 | 16 | 14 | 111.53 | 32.8 | 206.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 11 | 311 | 181 | 58.2 | 2519 | 8.1 | 17 | 4 | 141.71 | 28.3 | 229.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 363 | 227 | 62.5 | 2653 | 7.3 | 17 | 15 | 131.12 | 33.0 | 241.2 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 11 | 381 | 246 | 64.6 | 2907 | 7.6 | 18 | 7 | 140.58 | 34.6 | 264.3 |
| 8 | Houston | 12 | 406 | 228 | 56.2 | 2795 | 6.9 | 19 | 7 | 125.98 | 33.8 | 232.9 |
| 8 | Memphis | 12 | 461 | 285 | 61.8 | 3103 | 6.7 | 19 | 15 | 125.45 | 38.4 | 258.6 |
| 10 | SMU | 11 | 372 | 221 | 59.4 | 2727 | 7.3 | 21 | 14 | 132.09 | 33.8 | 247.9 |
| 10 | South Florida | 12 | 466 | 287 | 61.6 | 3547 | 7.6 | 21 | 14 | 134.39 | 38.8 | 295.6 |
| 12 | Navy | 13 | 368 | 241 | 65.5 | 3255 | 8.8 | 28 | 7 | 161.10 | 28.3 | 250.4 |