2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 128 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 171.80 | 14.0 | 128.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 2 | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 381 | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | 119.56 | 22.0 | 190.5 |
| 3 | UCF | 1 | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 205 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 150.46 | 26.0 | 205.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 3 | 69 | 47 | 68.1 | 643 | 9.3 | 6 | 1 | 172.20 | 23.0 | 214.3 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 1 | 50 | 25 | 50.0 | 272 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 83.70 | 50.0 | 272.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 1 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 336 | 11.2 | 3 | 1 | 187.08 | 30.0 | 336.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 1 | 43 | 32 | 74.4 | 390 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 | 164.33 | 43.0 | 390.0 |