2016 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 137.47 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Army | 9 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 410 | 3 | 3 | 117.18 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | BYU | 8 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 385 | 2 | 3 | 135.43 | 79 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 5 | 56 | 34 | 60.7 | 500 | 2 | 3 | 136.78 | 72 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||