2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 103 | 69 | 67.0 | 836 | 8 | 1 | 158.86 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | South Florida | 12 | 82 | 41 | 50.0 | 453 | 3 | 4 | 98.71 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Navy | 11 | 78 | 51 | 65.4 | 610 | 7 | 0 | 160.70 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Memphis | 13 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 844 | 10 | 2 | 160.90 | 65 | 38 | 23 | 8 |
| 5 | SMU | 12 | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 836 | 2 | 3 | 134.55 | 72 | 39 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | Tulane | 12 | 70 | 37 | 52.9 | 523 | 2 | 4 | 113.62 | 74 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | UCF | 13 | 119 | 68 | 57.1 | 905 | 5 | 3 | 129.85 | 75 | 40 | 19 | 9 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 12 | 93 | 60 | 64.5 | 1015 | 14 | 2 | 201.58 | 75 | 35 | 26 | 14 |
| 9 | Houston | 11 | 85 | 62 | 72.9 | 711 | 2 | 1 | 148.62 | 77 | 34 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 11 | 81 | 45 | 55.6 | 608 | 4 | 4 | 125.03 | 81 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 12 | 69 | 46 | 66.7 | 672 | 6 | 0 | 177.18 | 95 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 12 | 101 | 70 | 69.3 | 1071 | 10 | 3 | 185.11 | 95 | 41 | 22 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||