2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 12 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 108.97 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Rice | 12 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 115.22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 115.89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 127.68 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 128.22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 10 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 137.16 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 283 | 1 | 0 | 140.21 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 143.52 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Marshall | 11 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 143.52 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 10 | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 143.70 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 149.13 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 12 | 39 | 27 | 69.2 | 253 | 4 | 1 | 152.43 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | North Texas | 12 | 38 | 25 | 65.8 | 315 | 4 | 1 | 164.90 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||