2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 320 | 176 | 55.0 | 2482 | 7.8 | 15 | 14 | 126.87 | 40.0 | 310.3 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8 | 192 | 111 | 57.8 | 1811 | 9.4 | 16 | 10 | 154.12 | 24.0 | 226.4 |
| 3 | SMU | 8 | 244 | 160 | 65.6 | 2230 | 9.1 | 18 | 9 | 159.30 | 30.5 | 278.8 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 286 | 175 | 61.2 | 2010 | 7.0 | 3 | 9 | 117.40 | 40.9 | 287.1 |
| 5 | Memphis | 6 | 193 | 116 | 60.1 | 1614 | 8.4 | 15 | 7 | 148.75 | 32.2 | 269.0 |
| 6 | Temple | 7 | 185 | 106 | 57.3 | 1296 | 7.0 | 11 | 6 | 129.27 | 26.4 | 185.1 |
| 6 | Navy | 8 | 203 | 130 | 64.0 | 1812 | 8.9 | 17 | 6 | 160.74 | 25.4 | 226.5 |
| 8 | South Florida | 3 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 604 | 6.4 | 5 | 5 | 114.08 | 31.3 | 201.3 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 8 | 235 | 151 | 64.3 | 2213 | 9.4 | 20 | 4 | 168.05 | 29.4 | 276.6 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 7 | 282 | 189 | 67.0 | 2310 | 8.2 | 25 | 3 | 162.94 | 40.3 | 330.0 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 7 | 182 | 118 | 64.8 | 1590 | 8.7 | 15 | 2 | 163.22 | 26.0 | 227.1 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 7 | 189 | 133 | 70.4 | 2317 | 12.3 | 22 | 1 | 210.70 | 27.0 | 331.0 |