2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 373 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 162.57 | 44.0 | 373.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 2 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 564 | 11.5 | 5 | 0 | 197.70 | 24.5 | 282.0 |
| 3 | Memphis | 2 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 747 | 10.5 | 8 | 4 | 180.49 | 35.5 | 373.5 |
| 4 | Temple | 3 | 78 | 43 | 55.1 | 534 | 6.8 | 6 | 1 | 135.46 | 26.0 | 178.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 3 | 82 | 49 | 59.8 | 679 | 8.3 | 6 | 1 | 151.02 | 27.3 | 226.3 |
| 6 | Tulane | 3 | 85 | 48 | 56.5 | 859 | 10.1 | 10 | 2 | 175.47 | 28.3 | 286.3 |
| 7 | Houston | 2 | 91 | 56 | 61.5 | 796 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 136.44 | 45.5 | 398.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 3 | 94 | 60 | 63.8 | 783 | 8.3 | 9 | 1 | 163.26 | 31.3 | 261.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 98 | 69 | 70.4 | 1108 | 11.3 | 7 | 3 | 182.83 | 32.7 | 369.3 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 100 | 73 | 73.0 | 1240 | 12.4 | 12 | 0 | 216.76 | 25.0 | 310.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3 | 130 | 88 | 67.7 | 1211 | 9.3 | 14 | 1 | 179.94 | 43.3 | 403.7 |
| 12 | UCF | 4 | 181 | 109 | 60.2 | 1626 | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 146.18 | 45.3 | 406.5 |