2016 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 88 | 44 | 50.0 | 620 | 2 | 4 | 107.59 | 72 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 2 | Army | 13 | 95 | 49 | 51.6 | 536 | 6 | 2 | 115.60 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 12 | 97 | 55 | 56.7 | 569 | 4 | 0 | 119.58 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | BYU | 13 | 115 | 69 | 60.0 | 1056 | 7 | 8 | 143.32 | 76 | 45 | 25 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||