2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 234 | 133 | 56.8 | 1849 | 7.9 | 9 | 11 | 126.51 | 26.0 | 205.4 |
| 2 | UCF | 9 | 290 | 152 | 52.4 | 1859 | 6.4 | 14 | 13 | 113.21 | 32.2 | 206.6 |
| 3 | Navy | 10 | 251 | 155 | 61.8 | 2126 | 8.5 | 17 | 6 | 150.47 | 25.1 | 212.6 |
| 4 | Temple | 10 | 309 | 178 | 57.6 | 2155 | 7.0 | 15 | 9 | 126.38 | 30.9 | 215.5 |
| 5 | South Florida | 11 | 391 | 201 | 51.4 | 2421 | 6.2 | 13 | 19 | 104.67 | 35.5 | 220.1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 304 | 186 | 61.2 | 2269 | 7.5 | 18 | 5 | 140.13 | 30.4 | 226.9 |
| 7 | SMU | 10 | 296 | 178 | 60.1 | 2389 | 8.1 | 19 | 9 | 143.04 | 29.6 | 238.9 |
| 8 | Houston | 10 | 382 | 239 | 62.6 | 2495 | 6.5 | 9 | 14 | 117.87 | 38.2 | 249.5 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 9 | 231 | 153 | 66.2 | 2384 | 10.3 | 15 | 6 | 169.16 | 25.7 | 264.9 |
| 10 | Memphis | 11 | 415 | 236 | 56.9 | 2920 | 7.0 | 23 | 12 | 128.48 | 37.7 | 265.5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 8 | 241 | 154 | 63.9 | 2314 | 9.6 | 19 | 7 | 164.77 | 30.1 | 289.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 9 | 343 | 230 | 67.1 | 2796 | 8.2 | 20 | 5 | 151.86 | 38.1 | 310.7 |