2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 6 | 147 | 85 | 57.8 | 920 | 6.3 | 7 | 4 | 120.67 | 24.5 | 153.3 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 7 | 225 | 130 | 57.8 | 1329 | 5.9 | 8 | 9 | 111.13 | 32.1 | 189.9 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7 | 232 | 123 | 53.0 | 1397 | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 110.37 | 33.1 | 199.6 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 6 | 153 | 97 | 63.4 | 1209 | 7.9 | 10 | 7 | 142.20 | 25.5 | 201.5 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 216 | 127 | 58.8 | 1473 | 6.8 | 11 | 8 | 125.48 | 30.9 | 210.4 |
| 6 | Troy | 7 | 256 | 132 | 51.6 | 1553 | 6.1 | 10 | 12 | 106.02 | 36.6 | 221.9 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 215 | 122 | 56.7 | 1716 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 137.55 | 30.7 | 245.1 |
| 8 | Texas State | 6 | 191 | 123 | 64.4 | 1520 | 8.0 | 19 | 1 | 163.03 | 31.8 | 253.3 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 174 | 110 | 63.2 | 1793 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | 185.82 | 24.9 | 256.1 |
| 10 | Idaho | 8 | 251 | 161 | 64.1 | 2159 | 8.6 | 19 | 8 | 155.01 | 31.4 | 269.9 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 7 | 219 | 151 | 68.9 | 2121 | 9.7 | 19 | 5 | 174.36 | 31.3 | 303.0 |