2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 167 | 110 | 65.9 | 1430 | 8.6 | 13 | 3 | 159.90 | 23.9 | 204.3 |
| 2 | SMU | 6 | 149 | 104 | 69.8 | 1299 | 8.7 | 14 | 5 | 167.33 | 24.8 | 216.5 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 6 | 163 | 101 | 62.0 | 1345 | 8.3 | 9 | 1 | 148.27 | 27.2 | 224.2 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 6 | 163 | 106 | 65.0 | 1811 | 11.1 | 15 | 2 | 186.27 | 27.2 | 301.8 |
| 5 | Temple | 7 | 196 | 97 | 49.5 | 1119 | 5.7 | 7 | 7 | 102.09 | 28.0 | 159.9 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 5 | 141 | 98 | 69.5 | 1806 | 12.8 | 16 | 1 | 213.13 | 28.2 | 361.2 |
| 7 | Tulane | 6 | 190 | 108 | 56.8 | 1687 | 8.9 | 15 | 7 | 150.10 | 31.7 | 281.2 |
| 8 | Houston | 6 | 209 | 124 | 59.3 | 1447 | 6.9 | 3 | 7 | 115.52 | 34.8 | 241.2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 5 | 178 | 115 | 64.6 | 1529 | 8.6 | 10 | 7 | 147.44 | 35.6 | 305.8 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 6 | 215 | 141 | 65.6 | 1691 | 7.9 | 14 | 3 | 150.35 | 35.8 | 281.8 |
| 11 | UCF | 6 | 219 | 117 | 53.4 | 1419 | 6.5 | 7 | 11 | 108.35 | 36.5 | 236.5 |
| 12 | USF | 6 | 246 | 137 | 55.7 | 1770 | 7.2 | 15 | 10 | 128.12 | 41.0 | 295.0 |