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 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 180 | 116 | 64.4 | 1558 | 8.7 | 15 | 6 | 157.98 | 36.0 | 311.6 |
| 2 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 5 | 156 | 98 | 62.8 | 1192 | 7.6 | 13 | 6 | 146.81 | 31.2 | 238.4 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 121 | 69 | 57.0 | 1137 | 9.4 | 10 | 4 | 156.62 | 24.2 | 227.4 |
| 4 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 167 | 122 | 73.1 | 1457 | 8.7 | 9 | 3 | 160.53 | 41.8 | 364.3 |
| 5 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 158 | 91 | 57.6 | 1242 | 7.9 | 7 | 6 | 130.66 | 31.6 | 248.4 |
| 6 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 144 | 93 | 64.6 | 1072 | 7.4 | 6 | 4 | 135.30 | 36.0 | 268.0 |
| 7 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 2 | 66 | 40 | 60.6 | 510 | 7.7 | 5 | 1 | 147.49 | 33.0 | 255.0 |
| 7 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 4 | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 472 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 126.68 | 17.0 | 118.0 |
| 9 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 89 | 51 | 57.3 | 608 | 6.8 | 4 | 1 | 127.26 | 29.7 | 202.7 |
| 10 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 120 | 60 | 50.0 | 827 | 6.9 | 2 | 7 | 101.72 | 30.0 | 206.8 |
| 10 | Matt Davis | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 155 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 150.71 | 17.0 | 155.0 |
| 10 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 3 | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 248 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 100.90 | 16.0 | 82.7 |
| 10 | Brett Kean | S Florida | FR | QB | 4 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 99 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 152.45 | 4.3 | 24.8 |
| 14 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 92 | 56 | 60.9 | 580 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 113.06 | 30.7 | 193.3 |
| 14 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 386 | 9.4 | 1 | 2 | 138.36 | 13.7 | 128.7 |
| 14 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 2 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 248 | 11.3 | 1 | 2 | 150.60 | 11.0 | 124.0 |
| 14 | Ryan Rubley | Tulsa | JR | QB | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 163.90 | 5.5 | 46.0 |
| 14 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 850.00 | 0.2 | 10.0 |
| 14 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 349.00 | 0.7 | 6.7 |