2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 250 | 161 | 64.4 | 2559 | 10.2 | 20 | 6 | 171.98 | 27.8 | 284.3 |
| 2 | Tulane | 10 | 262 | 146 | 55.7 | 2126 | 8.1 | 14 | 12 | 132.38 | 26.2 | 212.6 |
| 3 | Navy | 12 | 297 | 188 | 63.3 | 2660 | 9.0 | 23 | 6 | 160.05 | 24.8 | 221.7 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 11 | 299 | 192 | 64.2 | 2859 | 9.6 | 21 | 7 | 163.03 | 27.2 | 259.9 |
| 5 | South Florida | 9 | 302 | 161 | 53.3 | 1954 | 6.5 | 13 | 13 | 113.26 | 33.6 | 217.1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 305 | 193 | 63.3 | 2523 | 8.3 | 20 | 4 | 151.78 | 30.5 | 252.3 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 8 | 319 | 214 | 67.1 | 2731 | 8.6 | 24 | 4 | 161.32 | 39.9 | 341.4 |
| 8 | SMU | 11 | 333 | 207 | 62.2 | 2988 | 9.0 | 21 | 11 | 151.73 | 30.3 | 271.6 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 343 | 195 | 56.9 | 2600 | 7.6 | 21 | 13 | 133.14 | 34.3 | 260.0 |
| 10 | Temple | 12 | 346 | 194 | 56.1 | 2307 | 6.7 | 20 | 10 | 125.37 | 28.8 | 192.3 |
| 11 | UCF | 10 | 381 | 204 | 53.5 | 2790 | 7.3 | 20 | 15 | 124.50 | 38.1 | 279.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 10 | 391 | 244 | 62.4 | 2751 | 7.0 | 8 | 13 | 121.60 | 39.1 | 275.1 |