2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 68 | 37 | 54.4 | 276 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 93.36 | 22.7 | 92.0 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 114 | 53 | 46.5 | 566 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | 83.46 | 28.5 | 141.5 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | 56 | 37 | 66.1 | 564 | 10.1 | 4 | 3 | 163.53 | 18.7 | 188.0 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 124 | 66 | 53.2 | 832 | 6.7 | 5 | 4 | 116.45 | 31.0 | 208.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | 118 | 78 | 66.1 | 744 | 6.3 | 6 | 3 | 130.76 | 29.5 | 186.0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 95 | 56 | 58.9 | 782 | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | 148.94 | 23.8 | 195.5 |
| 7 | Houston | 3 | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 861 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 | 128.02 | 43.3 | 287.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 4 | 160 | 90 | 56.3 | 1180 | 7.4 | 7 | 0 | 132.64 | 40.0 | 295.0 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 172 | 115 | 66.9 | 1102 | 6.4 | 8 | 4 | 131.38 | 43.0 | 275.5 |
| 9 | USF | 3 | 135 | 83 | 61.5 | 1092 | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 141.58 | 45.0 | 364.0 |
| 11 | SMU | 4 | 106 | 65 | 61.3 | 927 | 8.7 | 9 | 4 | 155.25 | 26.5 | 231.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 4 | 125 | 82 | 65.6 | 1161 | 9.3 | 12 | 3 | 170.50 | 31.3 | 290.3 |