2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 148.19 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 6 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 125.60 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Troy | 4 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 153.74 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 6 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 132.38 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 218 | 2 | 3 | 145.47 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 5 | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 110.69 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Idaho | 4 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 287 | 2 | 1 | 191.18 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 139.89 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Texas State | 10 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 251 | 3 | 0 | 142.06 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 430 | 5 | 0 | 164.53 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 8 | 65 | 44 | 67.7 | 522 | 4 | 0 | 155.46 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||