2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 94.27 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 133.74 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 2 | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 124.49 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 9 | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 312 | 2 | 2 | 107.77 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 10 | 50 | 33 | 66.0 | 341 | 2 | 1 | 132.49 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | SMU | 5 | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 321 | 2 | 5 | 101.06 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 6 | 58 | 27 | 46.6 | 455 | 4 | 3 | 124.87 | 59 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 5 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 577 | 6 | 5 | 161.71 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 9 | UCF | 8 | 70 | 34 | 48.6 | 473 | 3 | 4 | 108.04 | 75 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Memphis | 8 | 79 | 49 | 62.0 | 536 | 4 | 2 | 130.67 | 61 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Navy | 7 | 82 | 51 | 62.2 | 742 | 5 | 2 | 153.45 | 56 | 37 | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | South Florida | 11 | 143 | 78 | 54.5 | 1047 | 4 | 6 | 116.89 | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||