2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 167 | 122 | 73.1 | 1457 | 8.7 | 9 | 3 | 160.53 | 41.8 | 364.3 |
| 2 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 144 | 93 | 64.6 | 1072 | 7.4 | 6 | 4 | 135.30 | 36.0 | 268.0 |
| 3 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 180 | 116 | 64.4 | 1558 | 8.7 | 15 | 6 | 157.98 | 36.0 | 311.6 |
| 4 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 5 | 156 | 98 | 62.8 | 1192 | 7.6 | 13 | 6 | 146.81 | 31.2 | 238.4 |
| 5 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 92 | 56 | 60.9 | 580 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 113.06 | 30.7 | 193.3 |
| 6 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 158 | 91 | 57.6 | 1242 | 7.9 | 7 | 6 | 130.66 | 31.6 | 248.4 |
| 7 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 121 | 69 | 57.0 | 1137 | 9.4 | 10 | 4 | 156.62 | 24.2 | 227.4 |
| 8 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 120 | 60 | 50.0 | 827 | 6.9 | 2 | 7 | 101.72 | 30.0 | 206.8 |
| 8 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 4 | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 472 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 126.68 | 17.0 | 118.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.