2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 160 | 94 | 58.8 | 1006 | 6.3 | 11 | 4 | 129.26 | 26.7 | 167.7 |
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 140 | 93 | 66.4 | 1265 | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 165.40 | 23.3 | 210.8 |
| 3 | SMU | 6 | 154 | 105 | 68.2 | 1522 | 9.9 | 13 | 6 | 171.27 | 25.7 | 253.7 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8 | 228 | 150 | 65.8 | 2054 | 9.0 | 20 | 2 | 168.67 | 28.5 | 256.8 |
| 5 | USF | 2 | 69 | 43 | 62.3 | 515 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 146.03 | 34.5 | 257.5 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 10 | 250 | 167 | 66.8 | 2600 | 10.4 | 22 | 3 | 180.80 | 25.0 | 260.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 7 | 188 | 111 | 59.0 | 1834 | 9.8 | 17 | 7 | 163.37 | 26.9 | 262.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 9 | 233 | 162 | 69.5 | 2642 | 11.3 | 23 | 4 | 193.92 | 25.9 | 293.6 |
| 9 | Houston | 5 | 190 | 121 | 63.7 | 1513 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 134.00 | 38.0 | 302.6 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 9 | 334 | 235 | 70.4 | 3034 | 9.1 | 32 | 4 | 175.89 | 37.1 | 337.1 |
| 11 | Memphis | 3 | 109 | 71 | 65.1 | 1061 | 9.7 | 10 | 4 | 169.84 | 36.3 | 353.7 |