2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 183 | 94 | 51.4 | 1118 | 6.1 | 7 | 10 | 104.38 | 45.8 | 279.5 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 121 | 75 | 62.0 | 896 | 7.4 | 5 | 6 | 127.90 | 30.3 | 224.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 93 | 52 | 55.9 | 802 | 8.6 | 6 | 5 | 138.89 | 23.3 | 200.5 |
| 4 | Houston | 4 | 156 | 95 | 60.9 | 995 | 6.4 | 2 | 4 | 113.58 | 39.0 | 248.8 |
| 4 | Temple | 5 | 162 | 92 | 56.8 | 1253 | 7.7 | 6 | 4 | 129.04 | 32.4 | 250.6 |
| 4 | SMU | 5 | 178 | 111 | 62.4 | 1433 | 8.1 | 13 | 4 | 149.60 | 35.6 | 286.6 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 4 | 107 | 73 | 68.2 | 1183 | 11.1 | 11 | 4 | 187.53 | 26.8 | 295.8 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 180 | 109 | 60.6 | 1346 | 7.5 | 12 | 4 | 140.94 | 45.0 | 336.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 5 | 105 | 57 | 54.3 | 896 | 8.5 | 6 | 3 | 139.12 | 21.0 | 179.2 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 113 | 63 | 55.8 | 764 | 6.8 | 8 | 2 | 132.36 | 28.3 | 191.0 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 154 | 104 | 67.5 | 1276 | 8.3 | 10 | 2 | 155.96 | 38.5 | 319.0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 132 | 92 | 69.7 | 1314 | 10.0 | 13 | 2 | 182.79 | 33.0 | 328.5 |