2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 10 | 75 | 36 | 48.0 | 331 | 2 | 2 | 88.54 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Tulane | 9 | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 335 | 1 | 2 | 102.83 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Temple | 11 | 71 | 33 | 46.5 | 343 | 4 | 2 | 100.02 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 6 | 38 | 25 | 65.8 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 160.53 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Navy | 11 | 69 | 49 | 71.0 | 551 | 6 | 1 | 163.89 | 74 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 8 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 607 | 4 | 0 | 171.27 | 80 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | UCF | 9 | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 427 | 1 | 2 | 101.49 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 9 | 80 | 48 | 60.0 | 555 | 2 | 4 | 116.53 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 81 | 57 | 70.4 | 693 | 6 | 3 | 159.27 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 9 |
| 10 | Houston | 12 | 95 | 58 | 61.1 | 751 | 5 | 1 | 142.71 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 11 |
| 11 | SMU | 10 | 132 | 71 | 53.8 | 741 | 3 | 6 | 99.36 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | South Florida | 12 | 129 | 82 | 63.6 | 844 | 6 | 4 | 127.68 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||