2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 225 | 129 | 57.3 | 1436 | 6.4 | 15 | 6 | 127.61 | 28.1 | 179.5 |
| 2 | South Florida | 8 | 252 | 136 | 54.0 | 1676 | 6.7 | 10 | 10 | 114.99 | 31.5 | 209.5 |
| 3 | Tulane | 8 | 226 | 129 | 57.1 | 1906 | 8.4 | 13 | 8 | 139.83 | 28.3 | 238.3 |
| 4 | Navy | 8 | 228 | 147 | 64.5 | 1909 | 8.4 | 17 | 4 | 155.89 | 28.5 | 238.6 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 8 | 218 | 140 | 64.2 | 1984 | 9.1 | 13 | 3 | 157.60 | 27.3 | 248.0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 9 | 306 | 174 | 56.9 | 2321 | 7.6 | 19 | 12 | 133.22 | 34.0 | 257.9 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 216 | 136 | 63.0 | 2064 | 9.6 | 13 | 8 | 155.68 | 27.0 | 258.0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 8 | 240 | 156 | 65.0 | 2069 | 8.6 | 15 | 3 | 155.55 | 30.0 | 258.6 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 8 | 209 | 135 | 64.6 | 2240 | 10.7 | 18 | 5 | 178.26 | 26.1 | 280.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 8 | 317 | 200 | 63.1 | 2296 | 7.2 | 8 | 11 | 125.32 | 39.6 | 287.0 |
| 11 | UCF | 9 | 350 | 186 | 53.1 | 2589 | 7.4 | 19 | 14 | 125.19 | 38.9 | 287.7 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 319 | 214 | 67.1 | 2731 | 8.6 | 24 | 4 | 161.32 | 39.9 | 341.4 |