2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 73.48 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 3 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 148.82 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 123.26 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 3 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 114.75 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 5 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 280 | 2 | 0 | 146.28 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 8 | 73 | 37 | 50.7 | 371 | 1 | 1 | 95.16 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 9 | 69 | 37 | 53.6 | 357 | 2 | 5 | 92.16 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 398 | 3 | 2 | 143.94 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 47 | 30 | 63.8 | 374 | 2 | 1 | 140.45 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Troy | 9 | 92 | 48 | 52.2 | 615 | 4 | 2 | 118.32 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | Idaho | 7 | 76 | 45 | 59.2 | 568 | 6 | 2 | 142.78 | 75 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||