2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 131 | 70 | 53.4 | 874 | 6.7 | 2 | 6 | 105.36 | 26.2 | 174.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 75 | 46 | 61.3 | 567 | 7.6 | 2 | 4 | 122.96 | 37.5 | 283.5 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 139 | 83 | 59.7 | 973 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 120.38 | 46.3 | 324.3 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 125 | 69 | 55.2 | 779 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 110.67 | 31.3 | 194.8 |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | 283 | 174 | 61.5 | 1778 | 6.3 | 5 | 10 | 113.02 | 40.4 | 254.0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 108 | 65 | 60.2 | 912 | 8.4 | 8 | 3 | 150.00 | 36.0 | 304.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 7 | 227 | 127 | 55.9 | 1683 | 7.4 | 10 | 6 | 127.48 | 32.4 | 240.4 |
| 8 | Navy | 7 | 193 | 111 | 57.5 | 1540 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 139.87 | 27.6 | 220.0 |
| 8 | South Florida | 10 | 366 | 187 | 51.1 | 2279 | 6.2 | 12 | 19 | 103.84 | 36.6 | 227.9 |
| 10 | SMU | 7 | 240 | 142 | 59.2 | 1975 | 8.2 | 13 | 6 | 141.17 | 34.3 | 282.1 |
| 11 | Memphis | 10 | 377 | 212 | 56.2 | 2606 | 6.9 | 21 | 12 | 126.30 | 37.7 | 260.6 |
| 12 | UCF | 13 | 471 | 261 | 55.4 | 3485 | 7.4 | 24 | 20 | 125.89 | 36.2 | 268.1 |