2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 863 | 8.3 | 4 | 3 | 139.12 | 26.0 | 215.8 |
| 2 | South Florida | 4 | 113 | 69 | 61.1 | 1008 | 8.9 | 6 | 2 | 149.97 | 28.3 | 252.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 6 | 119 | 70 | 58.8 | 1044 | 8.8 | 5 | 6 | 136.30 | 19.8 | 174.0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 131 | 95 | 72.5 | 1167 | 8.9 | 9 | 4 | 163.91 | 26.2 | 233.4 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 6 | 147 | 94 | 63.9 | 1377 | 9.4 | 10 | 0 | 165.08 | 24.5 | 229.5 |
| 6 | Tulane | 6 | 160 | 91 | 56.9 | 1185 | 7.4 | 8 | 2 | 133.09 | 26.7 | 197.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 6 | 172 | 114 | 66.3 | 1347 | 7.8 | 8 | 5 | 141.60 | 28.7 | 224.5 |
| 8 | UCF | 6 | 179 | 106 | 59.2 | 1218 | 6.8 | 12 | 5 | 132.90 | 29.8 | 203.0 |
| 9 | Houston | 6 | 192 | 114 | 59.4 | 1512 | 7.9 | 11 | 1 | 143.40 | 32.0 | 252.0 |
| 10 | SMU | 7 | 200 | 115 | 57.5 | 1486 | 7.4 | 14 | 6 | 137.01 | 28.6 | 212.3 |
| 11 | Memphis | 6 | 224 | 150 | 67.0 | 1850 | 8.3 | 15 | 4 | 154.87 | 37.3 | 308.3 |
| 12 | Navy | 8 | 231 | 148 | 64.1 | 2178 | 9.4 | 19 | 5 | 166.08 | 28.9 | 272.3 |