2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 398 | 3 | 1 | 123.50 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Temple | 13 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 473 | 0 | 3 | 95.76 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Houston | 13 | 102 | 58 | 56.9 | 591 | 3 | 3 | 109.36 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 79 | 45 | 57.0 | 618 | 5 | 1 | 141.03 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| 5 | UCF | 13 | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 633 | 6 | 2 | 125.75 | 75 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 13 | 106 | 63 | 59.4 | 733 | 4 | 1 | 128.08 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 12 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 779 | 2 | 1 | 136.50 | 64 | 28 | 16 | 11 |
| 8 | Navy | 13 | 87 | 56 | 64.4 | 780 | 5 | 4 | 149.45 | 77 | 34 | 18 | 9 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 12 | 108 | 68 | 63.0 | 790 | 5 | 1 | 137.84 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 10 | SMU | 11 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 840 | 9 | 3 | 143.98 | 75 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 13 | 114 | 72 | 63.2 | 861 | 5 | 5 | 132.31 | 70 | 39 | 19 | 5 |
| 12 | Memphis | 13 | 135 | 80 | 59.3 | 916 | 5 | 2 | 125.51 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||