2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 11 | 401 | 213 | 53.1 | 2657 | 6.6 | 17 | 18 | 113.79 | 36.5 | 241.5 |
| 2 | Temple | 12 | 346 | 194 | 56.1 | 2307 | 6.7 | 20 | 10 | 125.37 | 28.8 | 192.3 |
| 3 | Houston | 12 | 473 | 295 | 62.4 | 3291 | 7.0 | 10 | 15 | 121.46 | 39.4 | 274.3 |
| 4 | UCF | 12 | 452 | 249 | 55.1 | 3276 | 7.2 | 22 | 19 | 123.62 | 37.7 | 273.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 12 | 437 | 253 | 57.9 | 3377 | 7.7 | 27 | 15 | 136.35 | 36.4 | 281.4 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 11 | 334 | 210 | 62.9 | 2744 | 8.2 | 22 | 4 | 151.22 | 30.4 | 249.5 |
| 7 | Navy | 13 | 333 | 204 | 61.3 | 2805 | 8.4 | 23 | 7 | 150.60 | 25.6 | 215.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 11 | 292 | 166 | 56.8 | 2560 | 8.8 | 19 | 12 | 143.74 | 26.5 | 232.7 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11 | 417 | 285 | 68.3 | 3649 | 8.8 | 33 | 6 | 165.10 | 37.9 | 331.7 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 363 | 231 | 63.6 | 3353 | 9.2 | 25 | 11 | 157.90 | 30.3 | 279.4 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 12 | 325 | 213 | 65.5 | 3167 | 9.7 | 24 | 7 | 167.46 | 27.1 | 263.9 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 11 | 317 | 210 | 66.2 | 3350 | 10.6 | 30 | 6 | 182.46 | 28.8 | 304.5 |