2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 65.40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 47.90 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 107.33 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 240.11 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SMU | 7 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 91.72 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 6 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 167.74 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 193.47 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | South Florida | 7 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 137.72 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 111.12 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Navy | 8 | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 213.10 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||