2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 7 | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 73.28 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 4 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 132.02 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 340 | 2 | 3 | 113.76 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Toledo | 6 | 44 | 27 | 61.4 | 343 | 4 | 0 | 156.84 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 12 | 73 | 35 | 47.9 | 341 | 2 | 0 | 96.23 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 8 | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 529 | 9 | 1 | 218.65 | 79 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Akron | 10 | 77 | 43 | 55.8 | 629 | 4 | 0 | 141.60 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 582 | 6 | 2 | 156.51 | 63 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 616 | 5 | 0 | 153.12 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 10 | 94 | 63 | 67.0 | 706 | 6 | 1 | 149.04 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Ball State | 11 | 109 | 72 | 66.1 | 795 | 7 | 2 | 144.85 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 7 |
| 12 | Ohio | 6 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 852 | 5 | 4 | 139.35 | 70 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||