2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 149 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 120.53 | 22.0 | 149.0 |
| 2 | SMU | 2 | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 319 | 9.7 | 4 | 3 | 145.44 | 16.5 | 159.5 |
| 3 | South Florida | 2 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 378 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 158.38 | 20.0 | 189.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 2 | 55 | 36 | 65.5 | 416 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 153.00 | 27.5 | 208.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 2 | 52 | 34 | 65.4 | 427 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 147.06 | 26.0 | 213.5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 2 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 428 | 7.8 | 5 | 4 | 144.46 | 27.5 | 214.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 3 | 91 | 56 | 61.5 | 647 | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 140.82 | 30.3 | 215.7 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 703 | 9.8 | 6 | 0 | 176.19 | 24.0 | 234.3 |
| 9 | Temple | 2 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 474 | 10.8 | 3 | 2 | 169.81 | 22.0 | 237.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 2 | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 534 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 128.25 | 38.5 | 267.0 |
| 11 | Tulane | 1 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 337 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 160.33 | 33.0 | 337.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 2 | 88 | 60 | 68.2 | 708 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 146.21 | 44.0 | 354.0 |