2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 122.70 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | South Florida | 9 | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 131.30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | SMU | 9 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 493 | 5 | 3 | 205.17 | 77 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 7 | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 107.08 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Temple | 11 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 312 | 4 | 1 | 144.10 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Houston | 11 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 120.55 | 67 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 9 | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 104.33 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulane | 10 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 579 | 5 | 0 | 169.58 | 54 | 25 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | UCF | 10 | 64 | 32 | 50.0 | 368 | 3 | 3 | 104.39 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 10 | 88 | 56 | 63.6 | 718 | 4 | 0 | 147.18 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 12 | 94 | 55 | 58.5 | 625 | 3 | 4 | 116.38 | 58 | 29 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | Navy | 13 | 112 | 74 | 66.1 | 972 | 8 | 1 | 160.75 | 51 | 47 | 26 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||