2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 41 | 15 | 36.6 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 61.93 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 12 | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 79.53 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kent State | 10 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 92.36 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 10 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 124.87 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio | 13 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 101.66 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 9 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 95.06 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 98.48 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 162 | 4 | 1 | 126.70 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Akron | 11 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 107.50 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Toledo | 14 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 146.24 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Ball State | 11 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 266 | 3 | 0 | 180.15 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 11 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 107.18 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||