2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 117.31 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Akron | 7 | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 404 | 3 | 1 | 130.07 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 340 | 3 | 4 | 94.80 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Kent State | 8 | 68 | 35 | 51.5 | 524 | 4 | 3 | 126.79 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Toledo | 10 | 87 | 45 | 51.7 | 598 | 2 | 1 | 114.75 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 9 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 742 | 5 | 0 | 177.23 | 64 | 30 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 78 | 49 | 62.8 | 481 | 2 | 3 | 115.39 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 98 | 53 | 54.1 | 625 | 0 | 5 | 97.46 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 12 | 95 | 54 | 56.8 | 662 | 3 | 2 | 121.58 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 10 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 660 | 9 | 6 | 121.76 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Ball State | 9 | 91 | 66 | 72.5 | 822 | 5 | 1 | 164.34 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 10 |
| 12 | Ohio | 10 | 122 | 70 | 57.4 | 802 | 4 | 7 | 111.94 | 57 | 34 | 20 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||