2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 6 | 44 | 27 | 61.4 | 455 | 6 | 2 | 184.13 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 4 | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 206.74 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | UTEP | 7 | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 331 | 3 | 1 | 154.26 | 77 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 362 | 2 | 1 | 220.03 | 84 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | North Texas | 9 | 54 | 30 | 55.6 | 546 | 5 | 1 | 167.34 | 88 | 23 | 13 | 8 |
| 6 | UTSA | 4 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 143.99 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 120.76 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 140.12 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 284 | 3 | 0 | 203.15 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 337 | 6 | 0 | 182.07 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 340 | 4 | 0 | 179.32 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Marshall | 7 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 361 | 3 | 0 | 148.24 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Rice | 9 | 70 | 46 | 65.7 | 685 | 6 | 0 | 176.19 | 87 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||