2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 12 | 338 | 194 | 57.4 | 2691 | 8.0 | 17 | 5 | 137.92 | 28.2 | 224.3 |
| 2 | Temple | 14 | 342 | 182 | 53.2 | 2130 | 6.2 | 13 | 12 | 111.06 | 24.4 | 152.1 |
| 3 | Tulane | 12 | 344 | 187 | 54.4 | 2463 | 7.2 | 17 | 12 | 123.83 | 28.7 | 205.3 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 389 | 239 | 61.4 | 2799 | 7.2 | 18 | 17 | 128.41 | 32.4 | 233.3 |
| 5 | SMU | 12 | 408 | 239 | 58.6 | 2910 | 7.1 | 22 | 18 | 127.46 | 34.0 | 242.5 |
| 6 | Navy | 14 | 413 | 267 | 64.6 | 3557 | 8.6 | 29 | 7 | 156.78 | 29.5 | 254.1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 12 | 414 | 265 | 64.0 | 3176 | 7.7 | 20 | 7 | 141.01 | 34.5 | 264.7 |
| 8 | Houston | 13 | 419 | 235 | 56.1 | 2853 | 6.8 | 19 | 7 | 124.92 | 32.2 | 219.5 |
| 9 | UCF | 13 | 432 | 223 | 51.6 | 2610 | 6.0 | 16 | 15 | 107.65 | 33.2 | 200.8 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 13 | 487 | 260 | 53.4 | 3252 | 6.7 | 16 | 10 | 116.22 | 37.5 | 250.2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 13 | 495 | 304 | 61.4 | 3246 | 6.6 | 20 | 16 | 123.37 | 38.1 | 249.7 |
| 12 | USF | 13 | 507 | 303 | 59.8 | 3712 | 7.3 | 21 | 15 | 129.01 | 39.0 | 285.5 |