2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 12 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 109.50 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 8 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 66.56 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Akron | 11 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 127.95 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 89.37 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 142.94 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 11 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 166.08 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 80.93 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kent State | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 56.50 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Toledo | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 75.20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 8 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 106.40 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 79.53 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 144.41 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||