2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 137 | 93 | 67.9 | 1077 | 7.9 | 9 | 2 | 152.67 | 27.4 | 215.4 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 153 | 78 | 51.0 | 997 | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 110.35 | 30.6 | 199.4 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 5 | 164 | 87 | 53.0 | 1142 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 120.74 | 32.8 | 228.4 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 172 | 106 | 61.6 | 1241 | 7.2 | 7 | 8 | 126.37 | 43.0 | 310.3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 191 | 113 | 59.2 | 1306 | 6.8 | 9 | 10 | 121.68 | 38.2 | 261.2 |
| 6 | Temple | 7 | 203 | 104 | 51.2 | 1002 | 4.9 | 8 | 3 | 102.74 | 29.0 | 143.1 |
| 7 | Houston | 6 | 214 | 114 | 53.3 | 1283 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 110.36 | 35.7 | 213.8 |
| 8 | UCF | 6 | 215 | 101 | 47.0 | 1254 | 5.8 | 4 | 9 | 93.75 | 35.8 | 209.0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 6 | 237 | 135 | 57.0 | 1253 | 5.3 | 4 | 11 | 97.66 | 39.5 | 208.8 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 6 | 250 | 151 | 60.4 | 1740 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 128.34 | 41.7 | 290.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 8 | 347 | 178 | 51.3 | 2146 | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 109.88 | 43.4 | 268.3 |
| 12 | South Florida | 8 | 353 | 218 | 61.8 | 2539 | 7.2 | 15 | 12 | 129.40 | 44.1 | 317.4 |