2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International | 9 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 157.17 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 307 | 1 | 1 | 181.11 | 84 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | UTEP | 9 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 74.07 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Marshall | 9 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 158.86 | 52 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | North Texas | 11 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 295 | 1 | 0 | 129.94 | 88 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 103.22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 350 | 0 | 1 | 127.15 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 368 | 1 | 1 | 127.76 | 80 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | UTSA | 11 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 138.51 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 11 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 270 | 0 | 2 | 97.13 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 577 | 0 | 1 | 166.27 | 74 | 19 | 15 | 7 |
| 12 | Rice | 12 | 52 | 40 | 76.9 | 990 | 5 | 0 | 268.57 | 93 | 22 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 11 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 336 | 0 | 3 | 98.62 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||