2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 130.56 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toledo | 3 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 133.44 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 4 | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 163.25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 6 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 135.72 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 243 | 2 | 1 | 121.92 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 250 | 2 | 0 | 123.25 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Akron | 8 | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 261 | 2 | 0 | 168.26 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 134.38 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 303 | 3 | 0 | 176.11 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 7 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 377 | 5 | 1 | 194.61 | 53 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 10 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 487 | 3 | 1 | 174.56 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 50 | 38 | 76.0 | 504 | 4 | 0 | 187.07 | 87 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||