2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 131 | 84 | 64.1 | 875 | 6.7 | 12 | 5 | 142.82 | 26.2 | 175.0 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 5 | 134 | 68 | 50.7 | 936 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 113.30 | 26.8 | 187.2 |
| 3 | Akron | 5 | 150 | 84 | 56.0 | 972 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 120.50 | 30.0 | 194.4 |
| 4 | Kent State | 5 | 151 | 73 | 48.3 | 1045 | 6.9 | 7 | 6 | 113.83 | 30.2 | 209.0 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 149 | 83 | 55.7 | 1046 | 7.0 | 8 | 7 | 123.00 | 29.8 | 209.2 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 4 | 136 | 74 | 54.4 | 883 | 6.5 | 3 | 6 | 107.41 | 34.0 | 220.8 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 4 | 124 | 87 | 70.2 | 1002 | 8.1 | 11 | 3 | 162.47 | 31.0 | 250.5 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 141 | 85 | 60.3 | 1060 | 7.5 | 6 | 7 | 127.54 | 35.3 | 265.0 |
| 9 | Ohio | 5 | 186 | 113 | 60.8 | 1344 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 130.97 | 37.2 | 268.8 |
| 10 | Toledo | 4 | 131 | 75 | 57.3 | 1080 | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 147.11 | 32.8 | 270.0 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 179 | 118 | 65.9 | 1361 | 7.6 | 10 | 3 | 144.88 | 35.8 | 272.2 |
| 12 | Ball State | 4 | 160 | 103 | 64.4 | 1225 | 7.7 | 9 | 1 | 146.00 | 40.0 | 306.3 |