2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 66 | 37 | 56.1 | 533 | 5 | 3 | 139.81 | 77 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Temple | 7 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 116.32 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 4 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 340 | 3 | 3 | 145.94 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | SMU | 8 | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 575 | 2 | 2 | 143.39 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | UCF | 6 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 109.35 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 104 | 64 | 61.5 | 824 | 5 | 2 | 140.11 | 79 | 34 | 18 | 10 |
| 7 | Navy | 6 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 308 | 2 | 1 | 147.22 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Memphis | 7 | 60 | 39 | 65.0 | 596 | 5 | 2 | 169.27 | 50 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | Houston | 7 | 67 | 45 | 67.2 | 571 | 2 | 0 | 148.59 | 77 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 10 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 531 | 5 | 1 | 163.07 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 64 | 44 | 68.8 | 520 | 6 | 2 | 161.69 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 9 | 75 | 52 | 69.3 | 688 | 2 | 0 | 155.18 | 65 | 29 | 15 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||