2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 178 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 223.23 | 14.0 | 178.0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 4 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 806 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 147.63 | 25.3 | 201.5 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 174 | 118 | 67.8 | 1646 | 9.5 | 17 | 3 | 176.07 | 29.0 | 274.3 |
| 4 | Akron | 7 | 196 | 122 | 62.2 | 1525 | 7.8 | 12 | 2 | 145.77 | 28.0 | 217.9 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 200 | 113 | 56.5 | 1276 | 6.4 | 9 | 5 | 119.94 | 28.6 | 182.3 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 7 | 211 | 143 | 67.8 | 1850 | 8.8 | 24 | 3 | 176.11 | 30.1 | 264.3 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 216 | 136 | 63.0 | 1918 | 8.9 | 19 | 4 | 162.88 | 30.9 | 274.0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 6 | 226 | 157 | 69.5 | 1783 | 7.9 | 15 | 7 | 151.45 | 37.7 | 297.2 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 10 | 232 | 141 | 60.8 | 1952 | 8.4 | 14 | 3 | 148.78 | 23.2 | 195.2 |
| 10 | Kent State | 9 | 235 | 123 | 52.3 | 1729 | 7.4 | 13 | 8 | 125.59 | 26.1 | 192.1 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 8 | 256 | 176 | 68.8 | 2285 | 8.9 | 27 | 6 | 173.85 | 32.0 | 285.6 |
| 12 | Ball State | 8 | 321 | 203 | 63.2 | 2725 | 8.5 | 21 | 3 | 154.27 | 40.1 | 340.6 |