2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 12 | 91 | 49 | 53.8 | 480 | 2 | 6 | 92.22 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | UCF | 13 | 86 | 38 | 44.2 | 423 | 4 | 5 | 89.23 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Temple | 13 | 83 | 44 | 53.0 | 501 | 3 | 3 | 108.41 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | SMU | 12 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 621 | 9 | 3 | 156.97 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 12 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 429 | 5 | 2 | 129.89 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Navy | 12 | 70 | 41 | 58.6 | 516 | 3 | 2 | 128.92 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | South Florida | 11 | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 368 | 8 | 1 | 149.65 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 520 | 8 | 1 | 162.79 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 11 | 76 | 46 | 60.5 | 555 | 2 | 1 | 127.94 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 12 | 92 | 53 | 57.6 | 705 | 7 | 1 | 144.92 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 7 | Memphis | 13 | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 820 | 13 | 1 | 198.51 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 13 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 12 | 78 | 51 | 65.4 | 725 | 10 | 0 | 185.78 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||