2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record 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 | 6 | 163 | 109 | 66.9 | 1435 | 8.8 | 13 | 4 | 162.23 | 27.2 | 239.2 |
| 2 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 200 | 141 | 70.5 | 1674 | 8.4 | 11 | 5 | 153.96 | 33.3 | 279.0 |
| 3 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 158 | 88 | 55.7 | 1468 | 9.3 | 12 | 5 | 152.47 | 22.6 | 209.7 |
| 4 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 222 | 140 | 63.1 | 1805 | 8.1 | 15 | 4 | 150.06 | 27.8 | 225.6 |
| 5 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 8 | 263 | 162 | 61.6 | 1971 | 7.5 | 22 | 5 | 148.35 | 32.9 | 246.4 |
| 6 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 105 | 58 | 55.2 | 926 | 8.8 | 6 | 4 | 140.56 | 26.3 | 231.5 |
| 7 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 204 | 138 | 67.6 | 1376 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 128.77 | 40.8 | 275.2 |
| 8 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 149 | 89 | 59.7 | 985 | 6.6 | 7 | 2 | 128.08 | 29.8 | 197.0 |
| 9 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 5 | 109 | 50 | 45.9 | 731 | 6.7 | 7 | 6 | 112.38 | 21.8 | 146.2 |
| 10 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 166 | 92 | 55.4 | 1064 | 6.4 | 3 | 6 | 107.99 | 33.2 | 212.8 |
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.