2017 Conference USA Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 235 | 119 | 50.6 | 1696 | 7.2 | 13 | 10 | 121.01 | 23.5 | 169.6 |
| 2 | UAB | 12 | 359 | 189 | 52.6 | 2328 | 6.5 | 17 | 13 | 115.51 | 29.9 | 194.0 |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 351 | 188 | 53.6 | 2437 | 6.9 | 16 | 7 | 122.93 | 29.3 | 203.1 |
| 4 | Marshall | 13 | 432 | 240 | 55.6 | 2867 | 6.6 | 18 | 6 | 122.28 | 33.2 | 220.5 |
| 5 | North Texas | 13 | 382 | 213 | 55.8 | 3025 | 7.9 | 22 | 7 | 137.62 | 29.4 | 232.7 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 472 | 267 | 56.6 | 3174 | 6.7 | 18 | 19 | 117.60 | 36.3 | 244.2 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 340 | 198 | 58.2 | 2369 | 7.0 | 9 | 10 | 119.63 | 28.3 | 197.4 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 366 | 217 | 59.3 | 2460 | 6.7 | 15 | 17 | 119.98 | 30.5 | 205.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 435 | 269 | 61.8 | 2902 | 6.7 | 18 | 5 | 129.24 | 33.5 | 223.2 |
| 10 | UTEP | 12 | 339 | 215 | 63.4 | 2547 | 7.5 | 24 | 6 | 146.35 | 28.3 | 212.3 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 11 | 325 | 207 | 63.7 | 2522 | 7.8 | 19 | 7 | 143.85 | 29.5 | 229.3 |
| 12 | Florida International | 12 | 384 | 251 | 65.4 | 2976 | 7.8 | 23 | 7 | 146.59 | 32.0 | 248.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 12 | 333 | 232 | 69.7 | 2799 | 8.4 | 20 | 3 | 158.29 | 27.8 | 233.3 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 11 | 343 | 239 | 69.7 | 2726 | 7.9 | 17 | 2 | 151.62 | 31.2 | 247.8 |