2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 91 | 45 | 49.5 | 584 | 6.4 | 2 | 4 | 101.82 | 22.8 | 146.0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 102 | 54 | 52.9 | 676 | 6.6 | 4 | 4 | 113.71 | 25.5 | 169.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 4 | 126 | 64 | 50.8 | 702 | 5.6 | 5 | 2 | 107.51 | 31.5 | 175.5 |
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 123 | 69 | 56.1 | 539 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | 84.21 | 41.0 | 179.7 |
| 5 | Navy | 3 | 84 | 53 | 63.1 | 587 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 129.66 | 28.0 | 195.7 |
| 6 | Houston | 5 | 155 | 89 | 57.4 | 1040 | 6.7 | 5 | 4 | 119.27 | 31.0 | 208.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 4 | 145 | 81 | 55.9 | 845 | 5.8 | 4 | 3 | 109.78 | 36.3 | 211.3 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 132 | 68 | 51.5 | 902 | 6.8 | 4 | 4 | 112.86 | 33.0 | 225.5 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4 | 110 | 65 | 59.1 | 949 | 8.6 | 4 | 1 | 141.74 | 27.5 | 237.3 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 143 | 81 | 56.6 | 1121 | 7.8 | 6 | 10 | 122.35 | 35.8 | 280.3 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 173 | 114 | 65.9 | 1473 | 8.5 | 7 | 1 | 149.61 | 34.6 | 294.6 |
| 12 | SMU | 4 | 181 | 108 | 59.7 | 1207 | 6.7 | 7 | 10 | 117.40 | 45.3 | 301.8 |