2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 230 | 124 | 53.9 | 1456 | 6.3 | 7 | 11 | 107.55 | 28.8 | 182.0 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 263 | 155 | 58.9 | 1697 | 6.5 | 7 | 10 | 114.32 | 32.9 | 212.1 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 197 | 102 | 51.8 | 1160 | 5.9 | 8 | 10 | 104.49 | 39.4 | 232.0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 8 | 285 | 172 | 60.4 | 1912 | 6.7 | 13 | 9 | 125.44 | 35.6 | 239.0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 6 | 183 | 101 | 55.2 | 1211 | 6.6 | 15 | 8 | 129.08 | 30.5 | 201.8 |
| 5 | Akron | 6 | 201 | 107 | 53.2 | 1316 | 6.5 | 9 | 8 | 115.04 | 33.5 | 219.3 |
| 5 | Kent State | 6 | 179 | 87 | 48.6 | 1353 | 7.6 | 9 | 8 | 119.75 | 29.8 | 225.5 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 265 | 150 | 56.6 | 1911 | 7.2 | 13 | 7 | 128.08 | 37.9 | 273.0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 6 | 225 | 132 | 58.7 | 1620 | 7.2 | 15 | 5 | 136.71 | 37.5 | 270.0 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 7 | 167 | 89 | 53.3 | 1098 | 6.6 | 5 | 4 | 113.61 | 23.9 | 156.9 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 5 | 154 | 89 | 57.8 | 1184 | 7.7 | 7 | 4 | 132.18 | 30.8 | 236.8 |
| 12 | Ball State | 8 | 299 | 196 | 65.6 | 2390 | 8.0 | 17 | 3 | 149.44 | 37.4 | 298.8 |