2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 269 | 142 | 52.8 | 1516 | 5.6 | 10 | 6 | 107.94 | 24.5 | 137.8 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 330 | 170 | 51.5 | 2017 | 6.1 | 12 | 14 | 106.38 | 33.0 | 201.7 |
| 3 | Tulane | 10 | 292 | 157 | 53.8 | 2086 | 7.1 | 15 | 10 | 123.88 | 29.2 | 208.6 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 8 | 228 | 129 | 56.6 | 1742 | 7.6 | 13 | 4 | 136.07 | 28.5 | 217.8 |
| 5 | SMU | 9 | 277 | 163 | 58.8 | 2014 | 7.3 | 17 | 11 | 132.24 | 30.8 | 223.8 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 306 | 195 | 63.7 | 2252 | 7.4 | 15 | 10 | 135.19 | 30.6 | 225.2 |
| 7 | Houston | 10 | 329 | 184 | 55.9 | 2261 | 6.9 | 16 | 7 | 125.44 | 32.9 | 226.1 |
| 8 | Navy | 13 | 368 | 241 | 65.5 | 3255 | 8.8 | 28 | 7 | 161.10 | 28.3 | 250.4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 376 | 229 | 60.9 | 2549 | 6.8 | 18 | 12 | 127.26 | 37.6 | 254.9 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 8 | 279 | 183 | 65.6 | 2076 | 7.4 | 15 | 6 | 141.53 | 34.9 | 259.5 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 11 | 429 | 229 | 53.4 | 2860 | 6.7 | 14 | 8 | 116.42 | 39.0 | 260.0 |
| 12 | South Florida | 9 | 354 | 212 | 59.9 | 2638 | 7.5 | 15 | 10 | 130.82 | 39.3 | 293.1 |