2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 206 | 121 | 58.7 | 1437 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 125.93 | 25.8 | 179.6 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 8 | 240 | 141 | 58.8 | 1692 | 7.1 | 13 | 6 | 130.85 | 30.0 | 211.5 |
| 3 | Marshall | 8 | 239 | 143 | 59.8 | 1793 | 7.5 | 10 | 6 | 131.64 | 29.9 | 224.1 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 242 | 155 | 64.0 | 1793 | 7.4 | 20 | 6 | 148.60 | 30.3 | 224.1 |
| 5 | Florida International | 8 | 255 | 153 | 60.0 | 1849 | 7.3 | 14 | 5 | 135.11 | 31.9 | 231.1 |
| 6 | North Texas | 8 | 254 | 136 | 53.5 | 1866 | 7.3 | 17 | 7 | 131.83 | 31.8 | 233.3 |
| 7 | UTSA | 8 | 293 | 166 | 56.7 | 2145 | 7.3 | 18 | 6 | 134.33 | 36.6 | 268.1 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 215 | 142 | 66.0 | 2222 | 10.3 | 19 | 7 | 175.51 | 26.9 | 277.8 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 364 | 225 | 61.8 | 2386 | 6.6 | 16 | 11 | 125.34 | 40.4 | 265.1 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 336 | 203 | 60.4 | 2388 | 7.1 | 17 | 8 | 132.06 | 42.0 | 298.5 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 8 | 348 | 214 | 61.5 | 2423 | 7.0 | 17 | 12 | 129.20 | 43.5 | 302.9 |
| 12 | Rice | 8 | 243 | 157 | 64.6 | 2605 | 10.7 | 18 | 2 | 177.45 | 30.4 | 325.6 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 346 | 227 | 65.6 | 2621 | 7.6 | 20 | 6 | 144.84 | 38.4 | 291.2 |