2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 323 | 2 | 0 | 174.04 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | North Texas | 6 | 81 | 35 | 43.2 | 458 | 2 | 4 | 88.97 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 9 | 75 | 36 | 48.0 | 438 | 2 | 3 | 97.86 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | UTEP | 9 | 64 | 40 | 62.5 | 457 | 5 | 0 | 148.26 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 73 | 41 | 56.2 | 449 | 3 | 1 | 118.65 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Marshall | 5 | 64 | 41 | 64.1 | 486 | 2 | 0 | 138.16 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | UTSA | 10 | 69 | 41 | 59.4 | 579 | 4 | 0 | 149.03 | 76 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 7 | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 541 | 3 | 2 | 134.29 | 60 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Florida International | 7 | 70 | 46 | 65.7 | 477 | 5 | 1 | 143.66 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 104 | 70 | 67.3 | 725 | 5 | 0 | 141.74 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 123 | 74 | 60.2 | 891 | 5 | 1 | 132.79 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 10 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 123 | 79 | 64.2 | 966 | 5 | 1 | 141.98 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 7 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 122 | 79 | 64.8 | 1182 | 7 | 3 | 160.16 | 69 | 47 | 27 | 17 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||