2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 181 | 98 | 54.1 | 1398 | 7.7 | 11 | 9 | 129.13 | 22.6 | 174.8 |
| 2 | Rice | 8 | 221 | 148 | 67.0 | 1657 | 7.5 | 11 | 2 | 144.56 | 27.6 | 207.1 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 230 | 132 | 57.4 | 1499 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 114.65 | 28.8 | 187.4 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 230 | 134 | 58.3 | 1513 | 6.6 | 14 | 4 | 130.13 | 28.8 | 189.1 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 8 | 230 | 148 | 64.3 | 1699 | 7.4 | 14 | 6 | 141.27 | 28.8 | 212.4 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 232 | 142 | 61.2 | 1671 | 7.2 | 9 | 10 | 125.90 | 29.0 | 208.9 |
| 7 | Marshall | 8 | 238 | 134 | 56.3 | 1580 | 6.6 | 10 | 4 | 122.58 | 29.8 | 197.5 |
| 8 | UAB | 8 | 249 | 128 | 51.4 | 1649 | 6.6 | 11 | 10 | 113.58 | 31.1 | 206.1 |
| 8 | North Texas | 9 | 280 | 150 | 53.6 | 2102 | 7.5 | 11 | 5 | 126.03 | 31.1 | 233.6 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 252 | 158 | 62.7 | 1661 | 6.6 | 11 | 3 | 130.08 | 31.5 | 207.6 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 8 | 252 | 174 | 69.0 | 2020 | 8.0 | 16 | 1 | 156.54 | 31.5 | 252.5 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 254 | 137 | 53.9 | 1796 | 7.1 | 11 | 7 | 122.12 | 31.8 | 224.5 |
| 13 | Florida International | 8 | 258 | 168 | 65.1 | 1855 | 7.2 | 14 | 4 | 140.33 | 32.3 | 231.9 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 384 | 219 | 57.0 | 2526 | 6.6 | 15 | 17 | 116.33 | 42.7 | 280.7 |