2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 118.00 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 6 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 139 | 2 | 2 | 133.07 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Houston | 2 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 87.92 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 5 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 165.37 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Navy | 4 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 183.14 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 3 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 156.82 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Temple | 5 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 202 | 3 | 1 | 139.56 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 8 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 374 | 3 | 2 | 141.63 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 473 | 3 | 0 | 137.10 | 95 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 7 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 468 | 4 | 1 | 289.18 | 75 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 9 | 86 | 60 | 69.8 | 791 | 7 | 0 | 173.89 | 75 | 32 | 16 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||