2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 118 | 67 | 56.8 | 955 | 8.1 | 8 | 4 | 140.35 | 29.5 | 238.8 |
| 2 | Houston | 4 | 120 | 65 | 54.2 | 824 | 6.9 | 6 | 3 | 123.35 | 30.0 | 206.0 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 121 | 66 | 54.5 | 776 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 118.17 | 30.3 | 194.0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 128 | 80 | 62.5 | 934 | 7.3 | 6 | 4 | 133.01 | 32.0 | 233.5 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 133 | 73 | 54.9 | 960 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 126.87 | 33.3 | 240.0 |
| 6 | Navy | 4 | 135 | 85 | 63.0 | 1166 | 8.6 | 9 | 3 | 153.07 | 33.8 | 291.5 |
| 7 | Temple | 5 | 139 | 78 | 56.1 | 889 | 6.4 | 8 | 4 | 123.08 | 27.8 | 177.8 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 898 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 112.36 | 36.3 | 224.5 |
| 9 | UCF | 4 | 166 | 94 | 56.6 | 1137 | 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 117.66 | 41.5 | 284.3 |
| 10 | Memphis | 5 | 170 | 100 | 58.8 | 1269 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 | 132.35 | 34.0 | 253.8 |
| 11 | South Florida | 5 | 184 | 107 | 58.2 | 1385 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 126.71 | 36.8 | 277.0 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 4 | 185 | 114 | 61.6 | 1139 | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 126.15 | 46.3 | 284.8 |