2016 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 64.35 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 129.20 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 193 | 1 | 2 | 108.66 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Army | 13 | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 126.69 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||