2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 80 | 30 | 37.5 | 363 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 73.87 | 26.7 | 121.0 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 110 | 57 | 51.8 | 704 | 6.4 | 3 | 3 | 109.13 | 22.0 | 140.8 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 123 | 61 | 49.6 | 719 | 5.8 | 5 | 2 | 108.86 | 24.6 | 143.8 |
| 4 | UAB | 5 | 139 | 74 | 53.2 | 817 | 5.9 | 7 | 4 | 113.48 | 27.8 | 163.4 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 174 | 95 | 54.6 | 1045 | 6.0 | 8 | 9 | 109.88 | 34.8 | 209.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 5 | 143 | 83 | 58.0 | 1103 | 7.7 | 13 | 3 | 148.63 | 28.6 | 220.6 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 158 | 95 | 60.1 | 1190 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 130.04 | 31.6 | 238.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 4 | 117 | 81 | 69.2 | 965 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 142.44 | 29.3 | 241.3 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 4 | 126 | 72 | 57.1 | 983 | 7.8 | 5 | 2 | 132.60 | 31.5 | 245.8 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 183 | 111 | 60.7 | 1241 | 6.8 | 7 | 2 | 128.05 | 36.6 | 248.2 |
| 11 | Marshall | 5 | 194 | 106 | 54.6 | 1287 | 6.6 | 8 | 2 | 121.92 | 38.8 | 257.4 |
| 12 | UTEP | 4 | 109 | 81 | 74.3 | 1034 | 9.5 | 10 | 2 | 180.59 | 27.3 | 258.5 |
| 13 | Florida International | 5 | 160 | 105 | 65.6 | 1312 | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 151.39 | 32.0 | 262.4 |
| 14 | Rice | 4 | 112 | 84 | 75.0 | 1142 | 10.2 | 9 | 1 | 185.38 | 28.0 | 285.5 |