2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | JR | QB | 4 | 120 | 81 | 67.5 | 1444 | 12.0 | 16 | 3 | 207.58 | 30.0 | 361.0 |
| 2 | Thomas Woodson | Akron | JR | QB | 4 | 126 | 84 | 66.7 | 1247 | 9.9 | 13 | 4 | 177.50 | 31.5 | 311.8 |
| 3 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 98 | 68 | 69.4 | 893 | 9.1 | 9 | 0 | 176.24 | 24.5 | 223.3 |
| 4 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 147 | 92 | 62.6 | 1359 | 9.2 | 13 | 4 | 164.00 | 36.8 | 339.8 |
| 5 | Billy Bahl | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 4 | 116 | 65 | 56.0 | 1103 | 9.5 | 8 | 2 | 155.22 | 29.0 | 275.8 |
| 6 | Todd Porter | EMU | JR | QB | 4 | 126 | 76 | 60.3 | 957 | 7.6 | 7 | 8 | 129.75 | 31.5 | 239.3 |
| 7 | Mylik Mitchell | Kent State | FR | QB | 4 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 363 | 5.3 | 5 | 1 | 121.72 | 17.3 | 90.8 |
| 8 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 4 | 152 | 84 | 55.3 | 933 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 120.70 | 38.0 | 233.3 |
| 9 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 4 | 135 | 81 | 60.0 | 851 | 6.3 | 5 | 4 | 119.24 | 33.8 | 212.8 |
| 10 | Ryan Graham | N Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 71 | 40 | 56.3 | 387 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 116.92 | 17.8 | 96.8 |
| 11 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 3 | 78 | 41 | 52.6 | 433 | 5.6 | 3 | 2 | 106.75 | 26.0 | 144.3 |
| 12 | James Knapke | BGSU | SR | QB | 4 | 118 | 59 | 50.0 | 636 | 5.4 | 3 | 9 | 88.42 | 29.5 | 159.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.