2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 192 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 154.42 | 21.0 | 192.0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 1 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 196 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 181.46 | 25.0 | 196.0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 1 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 290 | 9.4 | 2 | 2 | 148.26 | 31.0 | 290.0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 1 | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 367 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 | 187.44 | 34.0 | 367.0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 35 | 29 | 82.9 | 398 | 11.4 | 3 | 1 | 200.95 | 35.0 | 398.0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 1 | 37 | 29 | 78.4 | 445 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 215.09 | 37.0 | 445.0 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 1 | 39 | 27 | 69.2 | 417 | 10.7 | 7 | 1 | 213.14 | 39.0 | 417.0 |
| 9 | Akron | 2 | 58 | 41 | 70.7 | 499 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 171.41 | 29.0 | 249.5 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 63 | 43 | 68.3 | 692 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 197.19 | 31.5 | 346.0 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 2 | 65 | 43 | 66.2 | 458 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 152.72 | 32.5 | 229.0 |
| 12 | Kent State | 3 | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 509 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 128.15 | 26.0 | 169.7 |