2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 12 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 199 | 1 | 3 | 93.61 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | UTEP | 12 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 110.25 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 117.84 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Rice | 10 | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 71.26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 10 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 140.50 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 129.95 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 88.67 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | North Texas | 10 | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 137.44 | 72 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida International | 10 | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 140.92 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Marshall | 11 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 141.23 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | UTSA | 11 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 177.78 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 267 | 1 | 0 | 116.02 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 167.61 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||