2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 266 | 146 | 54.9 | 1988 | 7.5 | 11 | 5 | 127.56 | 29.6 | 220.9 |
| 2 | Temple | 12 | 298 | 153 | 51.3 | 1656 | 5.6 | 10 | 10 | 102.38 | 24.8 | 138.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 341 | 167 | 49.0 | 1963 | 5.8 | 10 | 14 | 98.80 | 34.1 | 196.3 |
| 4 | Tulane | 11 | 311 | 169 | 54.3 | 2126 | 6.8 | 15 | 12 | 119.96 | 28.3 | 193.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 11 | 342 | 191 | 55.8 | 2319 | 6.8 | 16 | 7 | 124.16 | 31.1 | 210.8 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 337 | 205 | 60.8 | 2372 | 7.0 | 16 | 17 | 125.54 | 33.7 | 237.2 |
| 7 | SMU | 10 | 375 | 225 | 60.0 | 2591 | 6.9 | 18 | 15 | 125.88 | 37.5 | 259.1 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 10 | 359 | 230 | 64.1 | 2748 | 7.7 | 15 | 3 | 140.49 | 35.9 | 274.8 |
| 9 | Navy | 12 | 358 | 231 | 64.5 | 3141 | 8.8 | 25 | 7 | 157.36 | 29.8 | 261.8 |
| 10 | Memphis | 11 | 407 | 244 | 60.0 | 2538 | 6.2 | 16 | 14 | 118.42 | 37.0 | 230.7 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 12 | 465 | 246 | 52.9 | 3103 | 6.7 | 16 | 10 | 116.01 | 38.8 | 258.6 |
| 12 | South Florida | 11 | 467 | 278 | 59.5 | 3334 | 7.1 | 19 | 15 | 126.51 | 42.5 | 303.1 |