2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 228 | 130 | 57.0 | 1503 | 6.6 | 7 | 8 | 115.50 | 28.5 | 187.9 |
| 2 | Kent State | 6 | 193 | 101 | 52.3 | 1284 | 6.7 | 11 | 5 | 121.85 | 32.2 | 214.0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 7 | 221 | 117 | 52.9 | 1517 | 6.9 | 11 | 4 | 123.40 | 31.6 | 216.7 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 6 | 162 | 101 | 62.3 | 1433 | 8.8 | 10 | 1 | 155.80 | 27.0 | 238.8 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 243 | 140 | 57.6 | 1688 | 6.9 | 9 | 7 | 122.42 | 34.7 | 241.1 |
| 6 | Ohio | 8 | 269 | 167 | 62.1 | 1946 | 7.2 | 13 | 9 | 132.11 | 33.6 | 243.3 |
| 7 | Akron | 6 | 202 | 116 | 57.4 | 1519 | 7.5 | 11 | 5 | 133.62 | 33.7 | 253.2 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 241 | 139 | 57.7 | 1886 | 7.8 | 15 | 5 | 139.81 | 34.4 | 269.4 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 6 | 185 | 126 | 68.1 | 1727 | 9.3 | 19 | 7 | 172.84 | 30.8 | 287.8 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 7 | 246 | 164 | 66.7 | 2031 | 8.3 | 26 | 5 | 166.83 | 35.1 | 290.1 |
| 11 | Ball State | 7 | 256 | 167 | 65.2 | 2065 | 8.1 | 15 | 3 | 149.97 | 36.6 | 295.0 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 280 | 169 | 60.4 | 2196 | 7.8 | 18 | 8 | 141.75 | 40.0 | 313.7 |