2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Offense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 12 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 128.27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston | 11 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 147.27 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 133.62 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | SMU | 9 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 116.31 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 110.72 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 113 | 3 | 1 | 140.83 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 7 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 163.82 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | UCF | 9 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 128.06 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 9 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 76.83 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 137.44 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 6 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 89.66 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 79.40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||