2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 202 | 116 | 57.4 | 1345 | 6.7 | 12 | 5 | 128.02 | 28.9 | 192.1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8 | 214 | 119 | 55.6 | 1637 | 7.6 | 10 | 5 | 130.62 | 26.8 | 204.6 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 8 | 239 | 154 | 64.4 | 1721 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 134.26 | 29.9 | 215.1 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 84 | 51 | 60.7 | 719 | 8.6 | 3 | 3 | 137.25 | 21.0 | 179.8 |
| 5 | SMU | 7 | 214 | 126 | 58.9 | 1697 | 7.9 | 14 | 7 | 140.54 | 30.6 | 242.4 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 3 | 64 | 46 | 71.9 | 514 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 141.37 | 21.3 | 171.3 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 9 | 244 | 142 | 58.2 | 2026 | 8.3 | 16 | 2 | 147.95 | 27.1 | 225.1 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 9 | 282 | 194 | 68.8 | 2351 | 8.3 | 18 | 5 | 156.33 | 31.3 | 261.2 |
| 9 | USF | 2 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 378 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 158.38 | 20.0 | 189.0 |
| 10 | Memphis | 5 | 140 | 97 | 69.3 | 1279 | 9.1 | 10 | 2 | 166.74 | 28.0 | 255.8 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 841 | 8.9 | 10 | 0 | 171.22 | 23.8 | 210.3 |
| 12 | Navy | 5 | 114 | 75 | 65.8 | 1117 | 9.8 | 10 | 2 | 173.53 | 22.8 | 223.4 |