2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 202.91 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 5 | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 130.56 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 7 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 121.06 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 7 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 57.13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 9 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 128.60 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 131.54 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Akron | 8 | 14 | 12 | 85.7 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 223.03 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ohio | 7 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 135.36 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 241.41 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 122.96 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 10 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 121.01 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ball State | 12 | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 149.72 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||