2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 84 | 57 | 67.9 | 801 | 9.5 | 7 | 1 | 173.08 | 21.0 | 200.3 |
| 2 | North Texas | 4 | 127 | 61 | 48.0 | 789 | 6.2 | 5 | 6 | 103.76 | 31.8 | 197.3 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 111 | 72 | 64.9 | 1145 | 10.3 | 10 | 4 | 174.04 | 27.8 | 286.3 |
| 4 | UTEP | 4 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 941 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 156.23 | 29.5 | 235.3 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 4 | 139 | 84 | 60.4 | 996 | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 132.42 | 34.8 | 249.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 4 | 121 | 84 | 69.4 | 1512 | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 199.43 | 30.3 | 378.0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 5 | 143 | 85 | 59.4 | 1164 | 8.1 | 4 | 2 | 134.25 | 28.6 | 232.8 |
| 8 | Florida International | 5 | 156 | 91 | 58.3 | 1055 | 6.8 | 9 | 2 | 131.62 | 31.2 | 211.0 |
| 8 | UTSA | 4 | 149 | 91 | 61.1 | 1157 | 7.8 | 9 | 3 | 142.20 | 37.3 | 289.3 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 4 | 159 | 97 | 61.0 | 1063 | 6.7 | 7 | 5 | 125.41 | 39.8 | 265.8 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 174 | 109 | 62.6 | 1282 | 7.4 | 8 | 2 | 137.40 | 43.5 | 320.5 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 200 | 122 | 61.0 | 1366 | 6.8 | 10 | 4 | 130.87 | 40.0 | 273.2 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 200 | 134 | 67.0 | 1384 | 6.9 | 12 | 4 | 140.93 | 40.0 | 276.8 |