2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 14 | 115 | 72 | 62.6 | 736 | 1 | 7 | 107.07 | 47 | 32 | 18 | 5 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 101 | 61 | 60.4 | 921 | 6 | 5 | 146.71 | 73 | 41 | 26 | 12 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 708 | 3 | 4 | 130.08 | 72 | 27 | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Kent State | 12 | 72 | 34 | 47.2 | 394 | 1 | 2 | 92.20 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 14 | 89 | 47 | 52.8 | 537 | 2 | 2 | 106.43 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 12 | 100 | 62 | 62.0 | 864 | 9 | 2 | 160.28 | 79 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 13 | 103 | 71 | 68.9 | 711 | 7 | 1 | 147.41 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | Akron | 12 | 103 | 69 | 67.0 | 735 | 4 | 1 | 137.80 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Ball State | 12 | 118 | 86 | 72.9 | 1072 | 6 | 1 | 164.28 | 57 | 45 | 26 | 11 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 12 | 82 | 49 | 59.8 | 561 | 3 | 0 | 129.29 | 73 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Toledo | 13 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 588 | 5 | 0 | 125.93 | 91 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 96 | 58 | 60.4 | 662 | 4 | 0 | 132.10 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||