2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 230 | 107 | 46.5 | 1265 | 5.5 | 4 | 10 | 89.76 | 38.3 | 210.8 |
| 2 | Temple | 10 | 258 | 131 | 50.8 | 1411 | 5.5 | 10 | 9 | 102.53 | 25.8 | 141.1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 8 | 355 | 207 | 58.3 | 1967 | 5.5 | 10 | 14 | 106.26 | 44.4 | 245.9 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 3 | 132 | 71 | 53.8 | 825 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 108.26 | 44.0 | 275.0 |
| 5 | Houston | 9 | 324 | 176 | 54.3 | 2012 | 6.2 | 9 | 7 | 111.33 | 36.0 | 223.6 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 94 | 52 | 55.3 | 665 | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 111.87 | 31.3 | 221.7 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 10 | 423 | 214 | 50.6 | 2738 | 6.5 | 15 | 9 | 112.40 | 42.3 | 273.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 4 | 130 | 68 | 52.3 | 826 | 6.4 | 7 | 7 | 112.68 | 32.5 | 206.5 |
| 9 | SMU | 5 | 194 | 113 | 58.2 | 1213 | 6.3 | 8 | 11 | 113.05 | 38.8 | 242.6 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 150 | 85 | 56.7 | 1078 | 7.2 | 7 | 10 | 119.11 | 37.5 | 269.5 |
| 11 | USF | 11 | 467 | 278 | 59.5 | 3334 | 7.1 | 19 | 15 | 126.51 | 42.5 | 303.1 |
| 12 | Navy | 9 | 299 | 192 | 64.2 | 2440 | 8.2 | 19 | 5 | 150.39 | 33.2 | 271.1 |