2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 57 | 34 | 59.6 | 380 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 123.72 | 19.0 | 126.7 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 89 | 54 | 60.7 | 563 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 116.74 | 29.7 | 187.7 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 90 | 48 | 53.3 | 458 | 5.1 | 2 | 5 | 92.30 | 22.5 | 114.5 |
| 4 | UTEP | 3 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 617 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 | 117.48 | 31.3 | 205.7 |
| 5 | North Texas | 3 | 96 | 58 | 60.4 | 753 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 135.89 | 32.0 | 251.0 |
| 6 | UTSA | 4 | 99 | 49 | 49.5 | 844 | 8.5 | 7 | 5 | 134.34 | 24.8 | 211.0 |
| 6 | Florida International | 3 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 649 | 6.6 | 4 | 3 | 125.98 | 33.0 | 216.3 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 102 | 60 | 58.8 | 676 | 6.6 | 4 | 5 | 117.63 | 34.0 | 225.3 |
| 9 | Marshall | 4 | 104 | 52 | 50.0 | 645 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 105.85 | 26.0 | 161.3 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 3 | 115 | 83 | 72.2 | 880 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 159.41 | 38.3 | 293.3 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 4 | 116 | 75 | 64.7 | 925 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 152.07 | 29.0 | 231.3 |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 128 | 68 | 53.1 | 899 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 117.74 | 32.0 | 224.8 |
| 13 | UAB | 4 | 139 | 74 | 53.2 | 892 | 6.4 | 5 | 5 | 111.82 | 34.8 | 223.0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 142 | 79 | 55.6 | 817 | 5.8 | 6 | 8 | 106.63 | 47.3 | 272.3 |