2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 157 | 95 | 60.5 | 1153 | 7.3 | 12 | 3 | 143.60 | 31.4 | 230.6 |
| 2 | UTSA | 7 | 178 | 99 | 55.6 | 1482 | 8.3 | 13 | 1 | 148.54 | 25.4 | 211.7 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 8 | 305 | 195 | 63.9 | 2518 | 8.3 | 25 | 9 | 154.43 | 38.1 | 314.8 |
| 4 | North Texas | 8 | 205 | 112 | 54.6 | 1759 | 8.6 | 18 | 4 | 151.77 | 25.6 | 219.9 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 131 | 70 | 53.4 | 1145 | 8.7 | 12 | 3 | 152.51 | 21.8 | 190.8 |
| 6 | Marshall | 9 | 282 | 169 | 59.9 | 2474 | 8.8 | 20 | 4 | 154.18 | 31.3 | 274.9 |
| 7 | UTEP | 8 | 199 | 141 | 70.9 | 1768 | 8.9 | 19 | 5 | 171.96 | 24.9 | 221.0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 8 | 233 | 150 | 64.4 | 2075 | 8.9 | 17 | 2 | 161.55 | 29.1 | 259.4 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 116 | 76 | 65.5 | 1084 | 9.3 | 8 | 1 | 165.06 | 38.7 | 361.3 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 251 | 163 | 64.9 | 2435 | 9.7 | 19 | 7 | 165.83 | 27.9 | 270.6 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 3 | 87 | 70 | 80.5 | 875 | 10.1 | 8 | 2 | 190.68 | 29.0 | 291.7 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 175 | 123 | 70.3 | 1780 | 10.2 | 15 | 3 | 180.58 | 35.0 | 356.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 9 | 248 | 164 | 66.1 | 2900 | 11.7 | 20 | 2 | 189.36 | 27.6 | 322.2 |