2016 Independent 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 | Army | 12 | 309 | 173 | 56.0 | 1998 | 6.5 | 11 | 16 | 111.69 | 25.8 | 166.5 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 11 | 305 | 191 | 62.6 | 2344 | 7.7 | 14 | 7 | 137.73 | 27.7 | 213.1 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 11 | 360 | 234 | 65.0 | 2931 | 8.1 | 26 | 4 | 155.00 | 32.7 | 266.5 |
| 4 | BYU | 12 | 389 | 244 | 62.7 | 2990 | 7.7 | 16 | 19 | 131.09 | 32.4 | 249.2 |