2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 299 | 166 | 55.5 | 2244 | 7.5 | 19 | 10 | 132.84 | 24.9 | 187.0 |
| 2 | UTEP | 11 | 319 | 202 | 63.3 | 2418 | 7.6 | 25 | 6 | 149.09 | 29.0 | 219.8 |
| 3 | North Texas | 12 | 335 | 174 | 51.9 | 2529 | 7.5 | 20 | 13 | 127.29 | 27.9 | 210.8 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 12 | 374 | 225 | 60.2 | 2726 | 7.3 | 20 | 10 | 133.69 | 31.2 | 227.2 |
| 5 | Florida International | 12 | 366 | 226 | 61.7 | 2830 | 7.7 | 22 | 6 | 143.26 | 30.5 | 235.8 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 303 | 196 | 64.7 | 2834 | 9.4 | 22 | 10 | 160.62 | 27.5 | 257.6 |
| 7 | UTSA | 12 | 385 | 211 | 54.8 | 2842 | 7.4 | 21 | 7 | 131.18 | 32.1 | 236.8 |
| 8 | Marshall | 11 | 339 | 205 | 60.5 | 2869 | 8.5 | 21 | 7 | 147.87 | 30.8 | 260.8 |
| 9 | Rice | 11 | 309 | 196 | 63.4 | 3174 | 10.3 | 23 | 3 | 172.33 | 28.1 | 288.5 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 467 | 277 | 59.3 | 3206 | 6.9 | 24 | 10 | 129.67 | 38.9 | 267.2 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 11 | 446 | 281 | 63.0 | 3396 | 7.6 | 29 | 14 | 142.14 | 40.5 | 308.7 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 463 | 309 | 66.7 | 3709 | 8.0 | 31 | 9 | 152.23 | 35.6 | 285.3 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 525 | 315 | 60.0 | 3773 | 7.2 | 25 | 13 | 131.13 | 40.4 | 290.2 |