2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 63.90 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 114 | 1 | 3 | 74.48 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 109 | 56 | 51.4 | 733 | 2 | 6 | 102.92 | 76 | 31 | 19 | 8 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 1 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 83.69 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Troy | 6 | 98 | 52 | 53.1 | 728 | 3 | 8 | 109.23 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 232 | 0 | 2 | 93.56 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 3 | 50 | 27 | 54.0 | 308 | 0 | 2 | 97.74 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Texas State | 1 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 110.29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 8 | 164 | 93 | 56.7 | 843 | 2 | 6 | 96.60 | 54 | 40 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 59 | 35 | 59.3 | 337 | 1 | 0 | 112.89 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Idaho | 5 | 69 | 45 | 65.2 | 654 | 5 | 3 | 160.05 | 73 | 25 | 14 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||