2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 6 | 168 | 84 | 50.0 | 867 | 5.2 | 7 | 8 | 97.58 | 28.0 | 144.5 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 6 | 122 | 62 | 50.8 | 745 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 109.08 | 20.3 | 124.2 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 165 | 98 | 59.4 | 1027 | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 115.19 | 27.5 | 171.2 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 175 | 97 | 55.4 | 1122 | 6.4 | 10 | 9 | 117.85 | 35.0 | 224.4 |
| 5 | Kent State | 6 | 160 | 82 | 51.3 | 1077 | 6.7 | 5 | 7 | 109.35 | 26.7 | 179.5 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 181 | 110 | 60.8 | 1251 | 6.9 | 7 | 3 | 128.28 | 30.2 | 208.5 |
| 7 | Toledo | 6 | 193 | 110 | 57.0 | 1353 | 7.0 | 13 | 2 | 136.04 | 32.2 | 225.5 |
| 8 | Akron | 6 | 188 | 123 | 65.4 | 1377 | 7.3 | 11 | 3 | 143.07 | 31.3 | 229.5 |
| 9 | Ohio | 6 | 220 | 141 | 64.1 | 1635 | 7.4 | 12 | 6 | 139.07 | 36.7 | 272.5 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 6 | 167 | 93 | 55.7 | 1298 | 7.8 | 10 | 7 | 132.35 | 27.8 | 216.3 |
| 11 | Ball State | 5 | 224 | 134 | 59.8 | 1771 | 7.9 | 12 | 4 | 140.34 | 44.8 | 354.2 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 6 | 195 | 117 | 60.0 | 1553 | 8.0 | 13 | 2 | 146.85 | 32.5 | 258.8 |