2016 Independent 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 | Army | 11 | 274 | 157 | 57.3 | 1904 | 6.9 | 14 | 15 | 121.58 | 24.9 | 173.1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 12 | 313 | 193 | 61.7 | 2357 | 7.5 | 14 | 8 | 134.56 | 26.1 | 196.4 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 11 | 359 | 233 | 64.9 | 2820 | 7.9 | 26 | 3 | 153.11 | 32.6 | 256.4 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 396 | 252 | 63.6 | 3134 | 7.9 | 16 | 20 | 133.35 | 33.0 | 261.2 |