2016 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 10 | 86 | 50 | 58.1 | 504 | 2 | 6 | 101.09 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 10 | 75 | 51 | 68.0 | 596 | 4 | 2 | 147.02 | 64 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 8 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 606 | 4 | 1 | 153.19 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | BYU | 11 | 86 | 60 | 69.8 | 737 | 5 | 4 | 151.65 | 78 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||