2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 10 | 288 | 151 | 52.4 | 1906 | 6.6 | 13 | 14 | 113.20 | 28.8 | 190.6 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 324 | 191 | 59.0 | 2213 | 6.8 | 11 | 13 | 119.50 | 32.4 | 221.3 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 10 | 305 | 183 | 60.0 | 2107 | 6.9 | 25 | 9 | 139.18 | 30.5 | 210.7 |
| 4 | Akron | 10 | 326 | 191 | 58.6 | 2304 | 7.1 | 17 | 8 | 130.25 | 32.6 | 230.4 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 379 | 215 | 56.7 | 2693 | 7.1 | 24 | 14 | 129.93 | 34.5 | 244.8 |
| 6 | Toledo | 12 | 389 | 218 | 56.0 | 2805 | 7.2 | 24 | 6 | 133.89 | 32.4 | 233.8 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 383 | 233 | 60.8 | 2792 | 7.3 | 19 | 11 | 132.71 | 34.8 | 253.8 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11 | 413 | 258 | 62.5 | 3016 | 7.3 | 20 | 13 | 133.50 | 37.5 | 274.2 |
| 9 | Kent State | 8 | 211 | 104 | 49.3 | 1563 | 7.4 | 9 | 9 | 117.06 | 26.4 | 195.4 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 10 | 236 | 134 | 56.8 | 1807 | 7.7 | 11 | 5 | 132.24 | 23.6 | 180.7 |
| 11 | Ball State | 10 | 417 | 264 | 63.3 | 3284 | 7.9 | 23 | 5 | 145.26 | 41.7 | 328.4 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 10 | 305 | 195 | 63.9 | 2644 | 8.7 | 24 | 8 | 157.47 | 30.5 | 264.4 |