2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 99.67 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 288.40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy | 5 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 186.22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100.48 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 5 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 146.36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 5 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 152.15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | UCF | 11 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 108.18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 151.11 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 7 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 149.36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 8 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 165.70 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 128 | 3 | 1 | 242.29 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 6 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 329.65 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||