2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 97 | 55 | 56.7 | 636 | 6.6 | 4 | 1 | 123.33 | 24.3 | 159.0 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 109 | 62 | 56.9 | 844 | 7.7 | 5 | 3 | 131.56 | 27.3 | 211.0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 5 | 136 | 84 | 61.8 | 1136 | 8.4 | 8 | 4 | 145.47 | 27.2 | 227.2 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 4 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 967 | 10.1 | 8 | 1 | 172.53 | 24.0 | 241.8 |
| 5 | Toledo | 6 | 164 | 86 | 52.4 | 1185 | 7.2 | 9 | 1 | 130.03 | 27.3 | 197.5 |
| 5 | Ball State | 3 | 145 | 85 | 58.6 | 1160 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 143.54 | 48.3 | 386.7 |
| 7 | Akron | 5 | 152 | 104 | 68.4 | 1280 | 8.4 | 11 | 0 | 163.04 | 30.4 | 256.0 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 158 | 110 | 69.6 | 1358 | 8.6 | 11 | 4 | 159.73 | 31.6 | 271.6 |
| 7 | Ohio | 5 | 184 | 123 | 66.8 | 1513 | 8.2 | 11 | 6 | 149.13 | 36.8 | 302.6 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 182 | 113 | 62.1 | 1533 | 8.4 | 16 | 4 | 157.45 | 30.3 | 255.5 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 6 | 209 | 137 | 65.6 | 1605 | 7.7 | 18 | 3 | 155.60 | 34.8 | 267.5 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 6 | 190 | 133 | 70.0 | 1877 | 9.9 | 24 | 5 | 189.41 | 31.7 | 312.8 |