2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 12 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 92.64 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 179 | 3 | 2 | 119.26 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 14 | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 153 | 2 | 1 | 95.58 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 90.12 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kent State | 10 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 111.39 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 42 | 21 | 50.0 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 95.30 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 12 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 109.21 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 13 | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 212 | 7 | 1 | 153.61 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Akron | 12 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 280 | 3 | 1 | 140.58 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 11 | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 64.13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Toledo | 13 | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 102.10 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ohio | 12 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 140.98 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||