2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 12 | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 73.41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 14 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 97.97 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 85.90 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Akron | 10 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 141 | 1 | 2 | 96.43 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 95.78 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio | 12 | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 289 | 1 | 1 | 133.94 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 103.18 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 12 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 190 | 3 | 1 | 128.57 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 10 | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 156 | 3 | 1 | 114.31 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 120.64 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Kent State | 12 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 243 | 2 | 4 | 100.04 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Ball State | 12 | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 342 | 2 | 2 | 125.18 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||