2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 98.53 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Memphis | 12 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 268 | 3 | 1 | 141.92 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 338 | 0 | 1 | 128.46 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 72.84 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 100.36 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 10 | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 274 | 0 | 4 | 103.18 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Temple | 12 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 146.05 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | SMU | 10 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 297 | 4 | 0 | 187.16 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 9 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 207 | 0 | 2 | 107.71 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | 12 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 179.01 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 323 | 2 | 0 | 162.09 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 10 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 167.64 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||