2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 165 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 78.00 | 18.5 | 82.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 1 | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 169 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 80.00 | 34.0 | 169.0 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 342 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 121.90 | 49.0 | 342.0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 1 | 59 | 32 | 54.2 | 416 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 123.47 | 59.0 | 416.0 |
| 5 | SMU | 1 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 216 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 163.13 | 27.0 | 216.0 |
| 6 | UCF | 2 | 87 | 58 | 66.7 | 802 | 9.2 | 5 | 3 | 156.17 | 43.5 | 401.0 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 78 | 52 | 66.7 | 808 | 10.4 | 7 | 3 | 175.61 | 39.0 | 404.0 |