2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 69 | 48 | 69.6 | 484 | 3 | 2 | 137.04 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 84 | 56 | 66.7 | 728 | 4 | 4 | 145.66 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 78 | 50 | 64.1 | 588 | 3 | 1 | 137.55 | 61 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 65 | 41 | 63.1 | 636 | 7 | 3 | 171.58 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 4 | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 243 | 2 | 1 | 115.59 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 99 | 59 | 59.6 | 890 | 6 | 0 | 155.12 | 59 | 39 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 4 | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 218 | 0 | 3 | 86.45 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 6 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 271 | 1 | 3 | 102.42 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 8 | 87 | 49 | 56.3 | 599 | 3 | 1 | 123.23 | 70 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 7 | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 413 | 2 | 3 | 118.22 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 5 | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 116.56 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 29.0 pass attempts when losing by 8-14 pts.